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.

²⁸ Mercy and truth preserve the king,
    and his throne is upheld by mercy.