The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it.

王藉公平，使国坚定；索要贿赂，使国倾败。

王藉公平，使国坚定；强索贡物的，使它毁坏。

王藉公平，使国坚定；强索贡物的，使它毁坏。

君王秉公行义，国家安定；他若收受贿赂，国必倾倒。

君王以公正使国坚立；收受贿赂的，使国覆亡。

王藉着公正，使国坚立；但收受贿赂的，使国倾覆。

王藉公平，使國堅定；索要賄賂，使國傾敗。

王藉公平，使國堅定；強索貢物的，使它毀壞。

王藉公平，使國堅定；強索貢物的，使它毀壞。

君王秉公行義，國家安定；他若收受賄賂，國必傾倒。

君王以公正使國堅立；收受賄賂的，使國覆亡。

王以公平使國立定；一個逼索稅貢的、使國翻毁。

王藉著公正，使國堅立；但收受賄賂的，使國傾覆。

王秉公義、使國堅立、索賄者傾覆之、

王秉義、國以立、主受賄、邦必喪。

王秉公義、使國堅立、受賄者受賄者或作增稅者敗之、

By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.

By doing what is fair, a king makes a country secure. But those who only want money tear it down.

By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down.

A just king gives stability to his nation, but one who demands bribes destroys it.

By justice a king brings stability to a land, but a person who demands“ contributions” demolishes it.

The king gives stability to the land by justice, But a person who takes bribes ruins it.

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

By justice a king brings stability to a land, but a man who demands“ contributions” demolishes it.

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

A king brings stability to a land by justice, but one who exacts tribute tears it down.

The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

The king who judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.

That they may successfully do evil with both hands— The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So they scheme together.

A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes.

“ Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing for his work,Who says,‘ I will build myself a wide house with spacious chambers, And cut out windows for it, Paneling it with cedar And painting it with vermilion.’“ Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.“ Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, For shedding innocent blood, And practicing oppression and violence.”

Thus says the Lord:“ In an acceptable time I have heard You, And in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You As a covenant to the people, To restore the earth, To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages;

And Samuel said to Saul,“ You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice.

Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the Lord your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

The King’s strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established.

It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, For a throne is established by righteousness.

So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.

“ There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle.

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin.Pul king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to strengthen the kingdom under his control.And Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the very wealthy, from each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and did not stay there in the land.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.