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Proverbs 25:3-7

3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.

3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

4 Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

4 Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel;

5 Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

5 remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

6 Don't brag about yourself before the king, and don't stand in the place of the great;

6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men;

7 for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here!" than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes