Proverbs 30:22

under a servant ¹  who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food, ² 

1Sa 25:3,10,11,25,36-38; 1Sa 30:16; Pr 19:10; Pr 28:3; Ec 10:7; Isa 3:4,5

¹ sn A servant coming to power could become a tyrant if he is unaccustomed to the use of such power, or he might retain the attitude of a servant and be useless as a leader.

² tn Heb “filled with food” (so ASV); NASB “satisfied with food”; NAB, NRSV “glutted with food”; CEV “who eats too much”; NLT “who prospers.”

sn The expression stuffed with food probably represents prosperity in general. So the line portrays someone who suddenly comes into wealth, but continues to be boorish and irreligious.