11 A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(A)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(B)

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By justice a king brings stability to a land,(A)
but a person who demands “contributions”[a]
demolishes it.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:4 The Hb word for contributions usually refers to offerings in worship.

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