Proverbs 25:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ The heavens are high and the earth is deep.
    In the same way, the minds of kings are impossible to figure out.

⁴ Remove the scum from the silver.
    Then the master worker can make something out of it.
⁵ Remove ungodly officials from where the king is.
    Then the king can make his throne secure because of the godliness around him.