The king by judgment establishes the land: but he that receives gifts overthrows it.
The king by judgment establishes the land: but he that receives gifts overthrows it.
The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
He that receiveth gifts - This was notoriously the case in this kingdom, before the passing of the Magna Charta, or great charter of liberties. Hence that article in it, Nulli vendemus justitiam; "We will not sell justice to any." I have met with cases in our ancient records where, in order to get his right, a man was obliged almost to ruin himself in presents to the king, queen, and their favourites, to get the case decided in his favor.
29:4 Judgment - By the free and impartial exercise of justice.Gifts - Bribes.