Proverbs 25:5–9

5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,k

and his throne will be established in righteousness.l

6 Don’t boast 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.C,m

8 Don’t take a matter to court hastily.n

Otherwise, what will you do afterward

if your opponent* humiliates you?

9 Make your case with your opponent

without revealing another’s secret;o