There are certain things in this life that are reserved for certain persons. And when we see others partaking in these things, they seem to be out of place.
"Luxury is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool, much less for a slave to rule over princes." Proverbs 19:10, Amplified
In the original King James, the word luxury is actually "delight". What this verse is doing is taking something that is possible in society (at the time) and comparing it with something that was not possible.
So, in essence, just as it is not correct for a servant to rule over a prince, so a fool should not live in luxury. In his commentary on the Old Testament, Unger writes, concerning this verse, "Luxurious living turns wise men to fools, but it turns fools to self-destroying idiots." This is not to say that a fool cannot live luxuriously. What the verse is laying out is how ridiculous it is just as if a slave should rule over a prince. Could it happen? Sure. The Bible is not discounting the possibility, rather it is stating the impracticality of these two situations. A fool is not suited for luxury just as a slave is not suited to rule. Each one has his place.
Pray for wisdom.
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