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² It is the glory of God to conceal a matter^(C1)
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.³ As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.

⁴ Remove impurities from silver,^(C1)
and material will be produced^(F1) for a silversmith.^(F2)(C2)5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,^(C1)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.^(C2)

⁶ Don’t boast about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;⁷ for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.^(F1)(C1)

⁸ Don’t take a matter to court hastily.^(C1)
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent^(F1) humiliates you?⁹ Make your case with your opponent
without revealing another’s secret;^(C1)10 otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you’ll never live it down.^(F1)

¹¹ A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples in silver settings.^(C1)12 A wise correction to a receptive ear^(C1)
is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.

¹³ To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.^(C1)

¹⁴ The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.^(C1)15 A ruler can be persuaded through patience,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.^(C1)16 If you find honey,^(C1) eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.^(C2)17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

¹⁸ A person giving false testimony against his neighbor^(C1)
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.^(C2)19 Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.^(C1)

²⁰ Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.^(F1)(C1)

²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;^(C1)22 for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.^(C1)

²³ The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.²⁴ Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.^(C1)25 Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.^(F1)(C1)26 A righteous person who yields to the wicked^(C1)
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.^(C2)27 It is not good to eat too much honey^(C1)
or to seek glory after glory.^(F1)(C2)28 A person who does not control his temper^(C1)
is like a city whose wall is broken down.^(C2)