Proverbs

⁴Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer: 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 neighbour hath put thee to shame. ⁹Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself, and disclose not the secret of another: ¹⁰Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.