NET
9 Better is a person of humble standing who works for himself, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.
Darby
9 Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
KJV
9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.