² A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.^(A)

⁸ A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.^(A)

²⁶ A wise king separates out the wicked^(A)
and drives the threshing wheel^(B) over them.

²⁸ Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.