²⁸ Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

²⁰ And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.

¹⁰ That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

²⁶ And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

⁸ And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

16 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.