1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
3 As high as heaven and deep as earth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Remove impurities from silver and out comes material for the refiner.
5 Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6 Do not honor yourself in the king’s presence, and do not stand in the place of great men.
7 Better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for you to be humiliated before a nobleman. What your eyes have seen,