Proverbs 25:4-10

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►.