3It is not possible for anyone to measure how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise SIM, it is not possible for us to know all that kings are thinking.
4If workers burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
5Similarly, if wicked advisors are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because the king will be able to act justly.
6When you stand in front of a king, do not try to ◄impress him/honor yourself► and do not ◄act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit;►
7it is better if someone tells you to sit closer to the king than for someone to tell you, while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important may sit closer to the king.
8Do not quickly go to a court to tell the judge about something that you have seen, because another witness may later say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, ◄what will you do?/you will not know what to do.► RHQ
9If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret that he has told you.
10If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, ◄you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you►.
11Something that is said that is very appropriate is as delightful as seeing SIM gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12When a wise person rebukes/warns someone SYN who is willing to listen, that is as valuable as SIM a gold ring or a gold chain.
13A messenger who ◄is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say► refreshes the spirits of his bosses who sent him like SIM ◄snow/cold water► refreshes the ground at the time that people harvest crops.
Proverbs 25
Proverbs 25:3-13