² An angry king is like a ·roaring [growling] lion.
Making him angry may cost you your life.

⁸ When a king sits on his throne to judge,
he ·knows evil when he sees it [or scatters evil with his eyes].

²⁶ A wise king ·sorts out [winnows; scatters] the evil people,
and he ·punishes them as they deserve [^Lrolls a threshing sledge over them].

²⁸ Loyalty and ·truth [faithfulness] ·keep a king in power [protect a king];
he ·continues to rule [supports his throne] if he is loyal.