²⁸ In the multitude of people is the glory of the king,
    but without a population, a prince is ruined.

³⁵ The favor of a king is for the servant who deals wisely,
    but his wrath will be on him who acts shamefully.

¹⁰ A decision is upon the lips of a king;
    in judgment his mouth will not sin.

¹³ The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness,
    and he who speaks what is upright he will love.
¹⁴ The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
    but one who is wise will appease^[a] it.
¹⁵ In the light of the face of the king there is life,
    and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.

¹² The rage of a king growls like a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.