30:22 under a servant 1 who becomes king,
under a fool who is stuffed with food, 2
10:7 I have seen slaves 3 on horseback
and princes walking on foot 4 like slaves.
1 sn A servant coming to power could become a tyrant if he is unaccustomed to the use of such power, or he might retain the attitude of a servant and be useless as a leader.
2 tn Heb “filled with food” (so ASV); NASB “satisfied with food”; NAB, NRSV “glutted with food”; CEV “who eats too much”; NLT “who prospers.”
3 tn Or “servants,” so KJV, ASV, NCV, NLT (also in the following line).
4 tn Heb “upon the earth.”