⁸ Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.

³ The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

⁴ And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

¹⁰ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

72 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

² He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

³ The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

⁴ He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

⁵ They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

⁶ He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

⁷ In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

³⁴ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

¹² It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

²⁸ Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

² When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

⁴ The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.