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Proverbs 12:9 · Biblica® Open Igbo Contemporary Bible 2020

Ọ ka mma ịbụ onye a na-elelị anya ma i nwere ohu, karịa ịbụ onye a na-asọpụrụ ma bụrụ onye nri na-adịghị nʼụlọ ya.

Proverbs 12:9 in English

Proverbs 12:9 · Berean Standard Bible

Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.

Context

7Ndị na-emebi iwu ga-ala nʼiyi, ma ndị ezi omume ga-eguzosi ike. 8Onye nwere uche zuruoke ka mmadụ niile na-achọ, ma onye uche ya gbagọrọ agbagọ ka mmadụ na-eleda anya. 9Ọ ka mma ịbụ onye a na-elelị anya ma i nwere ohu, karịa ịbụ onye a na-asọpụrụ ma bụrụ onye nri na-adịghị nʼụlọ ya. 10Onye ezi omume na-elekọta anụ ụlọ ya, ma obi ebere kachasị nro nke onye ajọ omume mere bụ enweghị obi ebere. 11Onye na-arụ ala ubi ya ga-enwe nri nʼebe ọ bara ụba, ma onye na-agbaso ihe efu dị iche iche, amamihe kọrọ.

Igbo text and audio: Biblica® Open Igbo Contemporary Bible™, made available under an open license by Biblica, Inc.