²⁸ Love and faithfulness keep the king safe.
    His throne is sustained by love.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious,
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

²⁹ A wicked man hardens his face;
    but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

¹⁰ Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out;
    yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
¹¹ He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully
    is the king’s friend.

⁶ Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye,
    and don’t crave his delicacies:
⁷     for as he thinks about the cost, so he is.
    “Eat and drink!” he says to you,
    but his heart is not with you.
⁸ The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up,
    and lose your good words.

⁵ Take away the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.

⁶ One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
    is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

¹⁰ As an archer who wounds all,
    so is he who hires a fool
    or he who hires those who pass by.

²⁴ A malicious man disguises himself with his lips,
    but he harbors evil in his heart.
²⁵ When his speech is charming, don’t believe him,
    for there are seven abominations in his heart.
²⁶ His malice may be concealed by deception,
    but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
²⁷ Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it.
    Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
²⁸ A lying tongue hates those it hurts;
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.