Proverbs 30:22

Modern

…a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

Traditional

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

Literal

Under a servant when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food,

Latin

…per servum, cum regnaverit; per stultum, cum saturatus fuerit cibo;

Hebrew

English

…a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

This proverb lists four things that make the earth tremble because they disrupt the natural order.
who is filled with food: In the ancient Near East, as in many non-industrialized parts of the world today, having enough food was a sign of prosperity.

Proverbs 19:10
Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
1 Samuel 25:25
My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
Isaiah 3:4–5
“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
1 Samuel 25:36–38
When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
1 Samuel 25:3
His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
1 Samuel 25:10–11
But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
1 Samuel 30:16
So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
Proverbs 28:3
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.