²⁸ A large population is a king’s glory,
    but without subjects a prince is ruined.^(A)

³⁴ Righteousness exalts a nation,^(A)
    but sin condemns any people.

³⁵ A king delights in a wise servant,
    but a shameful servant arouses his fury.^(A)

¹⁰ The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
    and his mouth does not betray justice.^(A)

¹² Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.^(A)

¹³ Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
    they value the one who speaks what is right.^(B)

¹⁴ A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,^(C)
    but the wise will appease it.^(D)

¹⁵ When a king’s face brightens, it means life;^(E)
    his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.^(F)

⁶ Many curry favor with a ruler,^(A)
    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.^(B)

¹² A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(A)
    but his favor is like dew^(B) on the grass.^(C)

² A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;^(A)
    those who anger him forfeit their lives.^(B)

⁸ When a king sits on his throne to judge,^(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.^(B)