²⁸ A large population is a king’s glory,
    but without subjects a prince is ruined.^(A)

³⁵ A king delights in a wise servant,
    but a shameful servant arouses his fury.^(A)

¹⁰ The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
    and his mouth does not betray justice.^(A)

¹² Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.^(A)

¹³ Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
    they value the one who speaks what is right.^(B)

¹⁴ A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,^(C)
    but the wise will appease it.^(D)

¹⁵ When a king’s face brightens, it means life;^(E)
    his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.^(F)

⁷ Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
    how much worse lying lips to a ruler!^(A)