Proverbs 25:4-6

New International Version

⁴ Remove the dross from the silver,
    and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
⁵ remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,^(A)
    and his throne will be established^(B) through righteousness.^(C)

⁶ Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
    and do not claim a place among his great men;