By justice a ruler sustains the land, but a fraudulent person tears it down.
[JPS translation edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Is justice enough?
2. Does the text place the responsibility for justice on the ruler, the people, or both?
1. Is justice enough?
2. Does the text place the responsibility for justice on the ruler, the people, or both?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)