Zhēnyán 25:5

5 Chú qù wáng miànqián de è rén , guó wèi jiù kào gōngyì jiān lì .

Zhēnyán 25:5 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 25:5

Take away the wicked [from] before the king
Wicked ministers and counsellors; they are the "dross", worthless and useless; yea, hurtful and pernicious. The king is the "refiner", for whom the vessel is; the kingdom is the silver vessel refined; and which becomes much the better, when wicked men are removed from the court and cabinet council of kings; as well as the king is the happier, and his throne more firm and secure, as follows: and his throne shall be established in righteousness;
which he shall execute, wicked ministers being removed from him, who advised him to take unrighteous measures; and others being put in their room, who counsel him to do acts of justice; whereby his throne is secured, and he sits firm upon it, which before was tottering and shaking, and lie in great danger of being removed from it.

Zhēnyán 25:5 In-Context

3 Tiān zhī gāo , dì zhī hòu , jūnwáng zhī xīn yĕ cè bù tòu .

4 Chú qù yínzi de zhā zǐ , jiù yǒu yínzi chūlai , yín jiàng néng yǐ zuò qìmǐn .

5 Chú qù wáng miànqián de è rén , guó wèi jiù kào gōngyì jiān lì .

6 Búyào zaì wáng miànqián wàng zì zūn dà . búyào zaì dà rén de wèi shang zhàn lì .

7 Néngkĕ yǒu rén shuō , qǐng nǐ shang lái , jiàng rú zaì nǐ jìn jiàn de wáng zǐ miànqián , jiào nǐ tuì xià .