Proverbs

⁵Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness. ⁶Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men: ⁷For better is it 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. ⁸Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. ⁹Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another; ¹⁰Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away. ¹¹A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.