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God gets glory from concealing things;
    kings get glory from investigating things.
Like the sky for height or the earth for depth
    is the heart of kings — unfathomable.
Remove the impurities from the silver,
    and the smith has material to make a vessel.

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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
    to search out a matter is the glory of kings.(A)
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
    so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

Remove the dross from the silver,
    and a silversmith can produce a vessel;

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