² The ^[a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

⁸ A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.

^26 (A)A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.

^28 (A)Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by ^[a]lovingkindness he upholds his throne.