² The king’s rage is like a lion’s growl.
Whoever intrudes on him endangers his life.

⁴ A lazy person fails to plow when it is the season for planting.^[a]
He expects something in the harvest, but nothing will be there.

⁸ When a king sits on his throne as judge,
he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

¹² An ear that hears and an eye that sees—
the Lord has made both of them.

¹⁴ “It’s no good! It’s no good!” says the buyer,
but then he goes away and brags.