⁸ Better a little with righteousness
    than a large income without justice.

¹⁰ The king’s lips speak for God,
so his mouth should not betray justice.

¹² It is disgusting for kings to commit wickedness,
because a throne is established by righteousness.
¹³ Kings approve of righteous lips.
They love a person who speaks upright things.
¹⁴ The king’s anger is a messenger of death,
but a wise person can appease it.
¹⁵ There is life in the light from a king’s face,
and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.