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These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
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[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings [is] to search out a matter.
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The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
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Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
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Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
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For better [it is] that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.