35  A servant who deals wisely has ^cthe king’s favor,

but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

12  It is an abomination to kings to do evil,

for ^cthe throne is established by righteousness.

13  ^dRighteous lips are the delight of a king,

and he loves him who speaks what is right.

14  ^eA king’s wrath is a messenger of death,

and a wise man will ^fappease it.

10  ⁿIt is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,

much less for ^oa slave to rule over princes.

12  A king’s wrath is like ^qthe growling of a lion,

but his ^rfavor is like ^sdew on the grass.

8  ^lA king who sits on the throne of judgment

^mwinnows all evil with his eyes.

26  A wise king ^pwinnows the wicked

and drives ^qthe wheel over them.

28  ^uSteadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,

and by steadfast love his ^vthrone is upheld.

1  The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;

he ^yturns it wherever he will.

15  With ^epatience a ruler may be persuaded,

and a soft tongue will break a bone.

15  Like ^ba roaring lion or ^ca charging bear

is ^da wicked ruler over a poor people.

4  By justice a king ^hbuilds up the land,

but he who exacts gifts¹ tears it down.

26  Many ^jseek the face of a ruler,

but it is from the Lord that a man ^kgets justice.

21  Under ^kthree things ^sthe earth trembles;

under ^kfour it cannot bear up:

22  ^ta slave when he becomes king,

and a fool when he is ^ufilled with food;

23  ^van unloved woman when she ^wgets a husband,

and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.

8  ^qOpen your mouth for the mute,

for the rights of all who are destitute.¹

9  Open your mouth, ^rjudge righteously,

^sdefend the rights of ^tthe poor and needy.