Proverbs 16:9-18

⁹People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will really be able to do.

¹⁰If God directs what a king says, what he decides is always right/fair.

¹¹Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, because he made them.

¹²Kings detest those who do evil, because it is people doing what is fair/right that causes their governments to be MTY strong.

¹³Kings are delighted to hear people say MTY what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.

¹⁴If a king becomes angry, he may command that someone be executed, so wise people will try to cause him to be calm.

¹⁵If a king has a smile MTY on his face, he will enable people to have a long life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased with people is as delightful as rain in the springtime when seeds are planted.

¹⁶Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.

¹⁷Those whose behavior MET is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct MTY protect their lives.

¹⁸Being proud will ◄lead to your having/cause you to have► disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.