Proverbs 25
V. 4. Take away the dross from the silver, the impurities from the ore, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer, the metal being pure enough to be used for the finest vessels made by the goldsmith.
V. 5. Take away the wicked from before the king, by a judicial action which removes such dross from before the ruler’s eyes, and his throne shall be established in righteousness, a wise and beneficent government resulting from energetic administration of justice.
V. 6. Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, in showing off or boasting, and stand not in the place of great men, with insolent coolness; v. 7. for better it is that It be said unto thee, Come up hither, to a place of greater honor in the table-round, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen, so that such a one would be humbled before the entire assembly. Compare Luke 14, 8-11.