Proverbs 19:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

Young's Literal Translation
Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

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

Hebrew
Luxury
תַּעֲנ֑וּג (ta·‘ă·nūḡ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8588: Daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight

is unseemly
נָאוֶ֣ה (nā·weh)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 5000: Suitable, beautiful

for a fool—
לִכְסִ֣יל (liḵ·sîl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

how much worse
אַ֝֗ף (’ap̄)
Conjunction
Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though

for a slave
לְעֶ֤בֶד ׀ (lə·‘e·ḇeḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

to rule
מְשֹׁ֬ל (mə·šōl)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign

over princes!
בְּשָׂרִֽים׃ (bə·śā·rîm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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