² The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar;
    to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

⁴ Those too lazy to plow in the right season
    will have no food at the harvest.

⁸ When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
    distinguishing the bad from the good.

¹² Ears to hear and eyes to see—
    both are gifts from the Lord.

¹⁴ The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,”
    then brags about getting a bargain!

¹⁶ Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
    Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.^[a]

²⁶ A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat,
    then runs his threshing wheel over them.