1. BEHOLD a king shall reign in justice, and princes shell rule in judgment.
2. And a man shall be as when one is hid from the wind, and hideth himself from a storm, as rivers of waters in drought, and the shadow of a rock that standeth out in a desert land.
3. The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.
4. And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain.
5. The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great:
6. For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty.
7. The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment.
8. But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shah stand above the rulers.
9. Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech.
10. For after days and a year, you that are confident shall be troubled: for the vintage is at an end, the gathering shall come no more.