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.
8. Don’t take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwardif your opponent humiliates you?
9. Make your case with your opponent without revealing another’s secret;