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Proverbs 12:9Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.

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ט֣וֹב נִ֭קְלֶה וְעֶ֣בֶד ל֑וֹ מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד וַחֲסַר־לָֽחֶם׃

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