Other translations
American Standard Version
For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Under a Servant when he will reign, and under a fool when he is filled with bread,
Darby Bible Translation
Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
For a servant when he is king; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;
God's Word
a slave when he becomes king, a godless fool when he is filled with food,
Holman Christian Standard Bible
a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,
International Standard Version
Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,
NET Bible
under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food,
New American Standard Bible
Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
New International Version
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
New Living Translation
a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers,
Webster's Bible Translation
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food.
The World English Bible
For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;
EasyEnglish Bible
A slave who becomes a king. A fool who eats too much.
Young‘s Literal Translation
For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,
New Life Version
Under a servant when he becomes king, under a fool when he is filled with food,
The Voice Bible
When a slave is elevated to king, when a fool is full of fine food,
Living Bible
There are three things that make the earth tremble—no, four it cannot stand: A slave who becomes a king. A rebel who prospers. A bitter woman when she finally marries. A servant girl who marries the husband of her mistress.
New Catholic Bible
a slave crowned as a king, a fool gorged with food,
Legacy Standard Bible
Under a slave when he becomes king, And a wicked fool when he is satisfied with food,
Jubilee Bible 2000
For a slave when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with bread;
Christian Standard Bible
a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,
Amplified Bible © 1954
Under a servant when he reigns, a [empty-headed] fool when he is filled with food,
New Century Version
a servant who becomes a king, a foolish person who has plenty to eat,
The Message
Three things are too much for even the earth to bear, yes, four things shake its foundations— when the janitor becomes the boss, when a fool gets rich, when a prostitute is voted “woman of the year,” when a “girlfriend” replaces a faithful wife.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
a servant when he becomes king, an arrogant fool when he is filled with food,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when glutted with food;
Good News Translation®
a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat,
Wycliffe Bible
by a servant, when he reigneth; by a fool, when he is filled with meat (by a fool, when he is filled full with food);
Contemporary English Version
A slave who becomes king, a fool who eats too much,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
a slave when he becomes king and a fool when glutted with food,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when glutted with food;
Common English Bible © 2011
at a servant when he becomes king and fools when they are full of food;
Amplified Bible © 2015
Under a servant when he reigns, Under a [spiritually blind] fool when he is filled with food,
English Standard Version Anglicised
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Under a slave who becomes king, and a fool who is glutted with food;
New American Standard Bible
Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
The Expanded Bible
a servant who becomes a king [Eccl. 10:5–7], a foolish person who has plenty to eat,
Tree of Life Version
under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,
Revised Standard Version
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;
New International Reader's Version
The first is a servant who becomes a king. The second is a foolish and ungodly person who gets plenty to eat.
BRG Bible
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Complete Jewish Bible
a slave who becomes king, a boor gorged with food,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when glutted with food;
Orthodox Jewish Bible
For an eved (slave) when he reigneth; and a naval (fool) when he is full with lechem;
Names of God Bible
a slave when he becomes king, a godless fool when he is filled with food,
Modern English Version
for a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he is filled with food,
Easy-to-Read Version
a slave who becomes a king, fools who have everything they need,
International Children’s Bible
a servant who becomes a king, a foolish person who has plenty to eat,
Lexham English Bible
under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is satisfied with food;
New International Version - UK
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,