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

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)

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

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

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

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