²⁸ In the multitude of the ^[a]people is the honor of a King, and for the want of people cometh the destruction of the Prince.

^7 [a]High talk becometh not a fool, much less a lying talk a prince.

⁶ Many reverence the face of the prince, and every man is friend to him that giveth gifts.

23 ¹ When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, ^[a]consider diligently what is before thee,

^2 [b]And put thy knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to the appetite.

³ Be not desirous of his dainty meats: ^[c]for it is a deceivable meat.

¹⁵ A Prince is pacified by staying of ^[a]anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the ^[b]bones.

² For the transgression of the land ^[a]there are many princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge a realm likewise endureth long.

¹² Of a prince that hearkeneth to lies, all his servants are wicked.

²⁶ Many do seek the face of the ruler: but every man’s ^[a]judgment cometh from the Lord.