1. These too are proverbs of Shelomoh which the men of Ḥizqiyah sovereign of Yehuḏah copied:
2. It is the esteem of Elohim to hide a matter, And the esteem of sovereigns to search out a matter.
3. The heavens for height and the earth for depth, But the heart of sovereigns is unsearchable.
4. Take away the dross from silver, And a vessel comes forth for the refiner.
5. Take away the wrong from before the sovereign, And his throne is established in righteousness.