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

Contemporary English Version
It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule in place of a king.

New American Bible
Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.

Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.

delight

Proverbs 30:21,22 By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear. . . .

1 Samuel 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king: and Nabal's heart was merry, for he was very drunk: and she told him nothing less or more until morning.

Esther 3:15 The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfil the king's commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.

Isaiah 5:11,12 Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness, and to drink in the evening, to be inflamed with wine. . . .

Isaiah 22:12-14 And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: . . .

Hosea 7:3-5 They have made the king glad with their wickedness: and the princes with their lies. . . .

Hosea 9:1 Rejoice not, O Israel: rejoice not as the nations do: for thou hast committed fornication against thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.

Amos 6:3-6 You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity; . . .

Luke 16:19,23 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day. . . .

James 4:9 Be afflicted and mourn and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into sorrow.

much

2 Samuel 3:24,25,39 And Joab went in to the king, and said: What hast thou done? Behold Abner came to thee: Why didst thou send him away, and he is gone and departed? . . .

Ecclesiastes 10:5-7 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince: . . .

Isaiah 3:5 And the people shall rush one upon another, and every man against his neighbour: the child shall make a tumult against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.