Proverbs 11:29

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind. "He that troubleth his own house" - whether by extravagance, or by quarrels, complaints, avaricious withholding of the sustenance and wages that are due, etc. (, "He that is cruel troubleth his own flesh;" , "He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;" Sir 4:30 , 'Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantic among thy servants'). "Shall inherit the wind" -

i.e., shall gain nothing but emptiness as the result of all his trouble: like the wind, which makes a great bluster, but has nothing solid in it, and passes away (; Ecclesiastes 1:13).

And the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. He who acts as a "fool" in the management of his house and his property shall thereby be reduced to the position of a "servant" to him who acts wisely in the management of his house and property.