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25These are other proverbs of Solomon that the officials of King Hezekiah of Judah copied.
²It is the glory of God to conceal things,
but the glory of kings is to search things out.
³Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth,
so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
⁴Take away the dross from the silver,
and the smith has material for a vessel;
⁵take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
⁶Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great;
⁷for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen ⁸do not hastily bring into court;
for what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
⁹Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
and do not disclose another’s secret;
¹⁰or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute will have no end.