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What does Proverbs 19:10 mean?

"Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes."

— Proverbs 19:10 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

7

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

8

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

9

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

10

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

12

The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

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