1. Just as with the dividing of the waters, so also is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord. He shall bend it whichever way he wills.
2. Every way of a man seems right to himself. But the Lord weighs hearts.
3. To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.
4. To lift up the eyes is to enlarge the heart. The lamp of the impious is sin.