²⁸ In the multitude of people is a king’s honor,
    but in the lack of people is the destruction of a prince.

³⁵ The king’s favor is toward a wise servant,
    but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

¹⁰ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;
    his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

¹² It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness,
    for the throne is established by righteousness.

¹³ Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
    and they love him who speaks right.

¹⁴ The wrath of a king is as messengers of death,
    but a wise man will pacify it.

¹⁵ In the light of the king’s countenance is life,
    and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

⁷ Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,
    much less lying lips to a prince.

¹¹ An evil man seeks only rebellion;
    therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

¹² The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion,
    but his favor is as dew upon the grass.

² The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion;
    whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.

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

²⁶ A wise king sifts out the wicked,
    and drives the threshing wheel over them.