8 When a king sits on his throne to judge,

he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;

I am clean and without sin”?

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment

winnows all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;

I am clean from my sin”?

8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment

Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean,

I am pure from my sin?

8 When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,

distinguishing the bad from the good.

9 Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart;

I am pure and free from sin”?

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment

Scatters all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,

I am pure from my sin”?

8 When a king sits on his throne to judge,

he knows evil when he sees it.

9 No one can say, “I am innocent;

I have never done anything wrong.”

8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment

Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean,

I am pure from my sin?

8 A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

8 A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes. 

9 Who can say, 

“I’ve made my heart pure. 

I’m cleansed from my sin”? 

8 A king sitting on a throne to judge

sifts out all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;

I am cleansed from my sin”?

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment

winnows all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have made my heart clean;

I am pure from my sin”?

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment

winnows all evil with his eyes.

9 Who will say “I have made my heart clean;

I am pure from my sin”?

8 A king sits on his throne to judge.

He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.

9 No one can say, “I have kept my heart pure.

I’m clean. I haven’t sinned.”