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Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
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The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
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The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- [are] unsearchable.
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Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
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Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
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Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
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For better [that] he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
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Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
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Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
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Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.