Proverbs 30:22

30:22 under a servant ¹  who becomes king,

under a fool who is stuffed with food, ² 

Ecclesiastes 10:7

10:7 I have seen slaves ³  on horseback

and princes walking on foot ⁴  like slaves.

[30:22]  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.

[30:22]  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.”

[10:7]  ³ tn Or “servants,” so KJV, ASV, NCV, NLT (also in the following line).

[10:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “upon the earth.”