5. Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6. Do not honor yourself in the king’s presence, and do not stand in the place of great men.
7. Better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for you to be humiliated before a nobleman. What your eyes have seen,
8. do not bring hastily to court, or what will you do afterward, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
9. Argue your case with your associate, without betraying another’s confidence,