Luxury is not appropriate ¹  for a fool; ²  how much less for a servant to rule over princes! ³ 

biblegateway Pro 19:10

Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool--how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

Luxury does not fit a fool, much less a slave ruling princes.

biblegateway Pro 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

bibleoremus Pro 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

A fool at the helm is out of place, how much worse a slave in command of men of rank!

biblegateway Pro 19:10

Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

biblegateway Pro 19:10

Luxury is not appropriate ¹  for a fool; ²  how much less for a servant to rule over princes! ³ 

¹ tn The form נָאוֶה (na’veh) is an adjective meaning “seemly; comely” in the older English versions like KJV, ASV, “fitting” in more recent ones (e.g., NASB, NIV, NRSV). The verbal root נוֹה only occurs in the Pilel stem; but it also has the basic meaning of “being fitting; being comely.” In this sentence the form is a predicate adjective.

² sn The verse is simply observing two things that are misfits. It is not concerned with a fool who changes and can handle wealth, or a servant who changes to become a nobleman. It is focused on things that are incongruous.

³ sn In the ancient world the prince would be trained for his rule (hence, one of the original purposes of Proverbs). A slave ruling over princes would be arrogant and cruel, or foolish and unwise. For other unbearable things, e.g., 11:22; 17:7; 26:1; and 30:21-23.