² A king’s wrath strikes fear like a lion’s roar;
    those who provoke him to anger sentence themselves to death.

⁸ When a king sits on his throne as judge,
    he ferrets out all evil and scatters it with his royal stare.

²⁶ A wise king weeds out the wrongdoers,
    then drives over them with his threshing wheel of justice.

²⁸ Loyal love and faithfulness safeguard the king;
    his throne is perpetuated through loyal love.