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

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 establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows 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 who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

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

“ Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and doesn’t give him his hire;who says,‘ I will build myself a wide house and spacious rooms,’ and cuts out windows for himself; with a cedar ceiling, and painted with red.“ Should you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t 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; so it was well, then. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.”

Yahweh says,“ I have answered you in an acceptable time. I have helped you in a day of salvation. I will preserve you and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,

Samuel said to Saul,“ You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.

Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God; because your God 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 establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Solomon sat on David his father’s throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.

It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.

David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people.

“ Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.

He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.Menahem exacted the money from Israel, even from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and didn’t stay there in the land.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.