| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 29:4:1 ⧉מֶ֗לֶךְmelekha king Proverbs 29:4:2 ⧉בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּטbemishpatby justice Proverbs 29:4:3 ⧉יַעֲמִ֣ידyaamidhe causes to stand or establishes Proverbs 29:4:4 ⧉אָ֑רֶץaretsa land Proverbs 29:4:5 ⧉וְאִ֖ישׁveishand a man Proverbs 29:4:6 ⧉תְּרוּמ֣וֹתterumotcontributions or offerings Proverbs 29:4:7 ⧉יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃yehersennahe tears it down |
| 4. Formal Translation A king, through justice, establishes the land; but a man of gifts tears it down. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation A king who governs fairly makes the land stable, but a man who accepts bribes destroys it. |