²⁹ Do you see people who work skillfully?
    They will work for kings
        but not work for lowly people.

⁵ A wise person is mightier than a strong one;^[a]
    a knowledgeable person than a powerful one.
⁶ You should make war with guidance;
    victory comes with many counselors.

²⁷ Get your outside work done;
    make preparations in the field;
    then you can build your house.

⁴ Remove the dross from the silver,
    and a vessel will come out for the refiner.
⁵ Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.

¹⁵ A commander can be persuaded with patience,
    and a tender tongue can break a bone.

⁴ A king gives stability to the land by justice,
    but one who imposes heavy taxes tears it down.

¹⁴ If a king judges the poor honestly,
    his throne will be established forever.