^28 (A)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his ^(B)throne is upheld.

⁸ The way of the guilty ^(A)is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is upright.

²⁹ A wicked man puts on a bold face,
    but the upright ^(A)gives thought to^[a] his ways.

^10 (A)Drive out a scoffer, ^(B)and strife will go out,
    and ^(C)quarreling and abuse will cease.
¹¹ He who ^(D)loves purity of heart,
    and whose ^(E)speech is gracious, ^(F)will have the king as his friend.

^6 (A)Do not eat the bread of a man who is ^(B)stingy;^{[a]
    (C)}do not desire his delicacies,
⁷ for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.^[b]
    “Eat and drink!” he says to you,
    but his ^(D)heart is not with you.
⁸ You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten,
    and waste your pleasant words.

⁵ take away ^(A)the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his ^(B)throne will be established in righteousness.

⁶ Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
    cuts off his own feet and ^(A)drinks violence.

¹⁰ Like an archer who wounds everyone
    is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.^[a]