² A king’s anger brings terror like a lion’s roar.
    Anyone who makes him angry may lose their life.

⁴ Anyone who refuses to work doesn’t plow in the right season.
    When they look for a crop at harvest time, they don’t find it.

⁸ A king sits on his throne to judge.
    He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.

¹² The Lord has made two things.
    He has made ears that hear.
    He has also made eyes that see.

¹⁴ “It’s no good. It’s no good!” says a buyer.
    Then off they go and brag about what they bought.

¹⁶ Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.
    Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.

²⁶ A wise king gets rid of evil people.
    He runs the threshing wheel over them.