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quita al malo de delante del rey(A),
y su trono se afianzará en la justicia(B).
No hagas ostentación ante el rey,
y no te pongas en el lugar de los grandes;
porque es mejor que te digan: Sube acá,
a que te humillen delante del príncipe
a quien tus ojos han visto(C).

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take away (A)the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence
    or stand in the place of the great,
for (C)it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
    than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen

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remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
    and do not claim a place among his great men;
it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(D)
    than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

What you have seen with your eyes

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Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

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