3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,

so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

4 Remove the dross from the silver,

and a silversmith can produce a vessel;

5 remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,

and his throne will be established through righteousness.

6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,

and do not claim a place among his great men;

7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”

than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

What you have seen with your eyes

3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,

And the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver,

And there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

5 Take away the wicked from before the king,

And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,

And stand not in the place of great men:

7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither;

Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince

Whom thine eyes have seen.

3 No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth,

or all that goes on in the king’s mind!

4 Remove the impurities from silver,

and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.

5 Remove the wicked from the king’s court,

and his reign will be made secure by justice.

6 Don’t demand an audience with the king

or push for a place among the great.

7 It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table

than to be sent away in public disgrace.

Just because you’ve seen something,

3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,

So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from silver,

And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.

5 Take away the wicked from before the king,

And his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king,

And do not stand in the place of the great;

7 For it is better that he say to you,

“Come up here,”

Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,

Whom your eyes have seen.

3 No one can measure the height of the skies or the depth of the earth.

So also no one can understand the mind of a king.

4 Remove the scum from the silver,

so the silver can be used by the silversmith.

5 Remove wicked people from the king’s presence;

then his government will be honest and last a long time.

6 Don’t brag to the king

and act as if you are great.

7 It is better for him to give you a higher position

than to bring you down in front of the prince.

Because of something you have seen,

3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,

So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver,

And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

5 Take away the wicked from before the king,

And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king,

And stand not in the place of great men:

7 For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither,

Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince,

Whom thine eyes have seen.

3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: 5 take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great; 7 for better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes see.

3 ⸤Like⸥ the high heavens and the deep earth, 

so the mind of kings is unsearchable. 

4 Take the impurities out of silver, 

and a vessel is ready for the silversmith to mold. 

5 Take a wicked person away from the presence of a king, 

and justice will make his throne secure. 

6 Do not brag about yourself in front of a king 

or stand in the spot that belongs to notable people, 

7 because it is better to be told, “Come up here,” 

than to be put down in front of a prince 

whom your eyes have seen. 

3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep,

so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.

4 Remove impurities from silver,

and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,

and his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 Don’t brag about yourself before the king,

and don’t stand in the place of the great;

7 for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”

than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

3 Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth,

so the mind of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver,

and the smith has material for a vessel;

5 take away the wicked from the presence of the king,

and his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence

or stand in the place of the great;

7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”

than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen

3 As heaven is to height and the earth is to depth,

so is the heart of kings—there is no searching.

4 Remove the dross from silver,

and it will become a vessel for the smith.

5 Remove the wicked before a king,

and his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 Do not promote yourself before the king,

and in the place of the great ones do not stand.

7 For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”

than he humble you before a noble.

What your eyes have seen,

3 The heavens are high and the earth is deep.

In the same way, the minds of kings are hard to figure out.

4 Remove the scum from the silver.

Then the master worker can make something.

5 Remove sinful people from where the king is.

When he does what is right, his kingdom will be secure.

6 Don’t brag in front of the king.

Don’t claim a place among great people.

7 Let the king say to you, “Come up here.”

That’s better than for him to shame you in front of nobles.

What you have seen with your own eyes

3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,

So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver,

And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

5 Take away the wicked before the king,

And his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 Do not claim honor in the presence of the king,

And do not stand in the place of great men;

7 For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”

Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,

Whom your eyes have seen.