Proverbs 25:3-7

³The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.

⁴Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.

⁵Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

⁶Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:

⁷For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.