Proverbs 25:2-10

²It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But it is the glory of kings to search out a matter.

³As the heavens for their height, And as the earth for its depth, So is the heart of kings unsearchable!

⁴Take away the dross from the silver, And there will come forth a vessel for the founder;

⁵Take away the wicked man from the presence of the king, And his throne will be established by righteousness.

⁶Put not thyself forth in the presence of the king, Nor set thyself in the place of the great;

⁷For better is it that one should say to thee, “Come up hither!” Than that he should put thee in a lower place, In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes behold.

⁸Go not forth hastily to engage in a suit, Lest thou know not what to do in the end of it, When thine adversary hath put thee to shame.

⁹Maintain thy cause with thine adversary, But reveal not another's secret;

¹⁰Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, And thy infamy depart not from thee.