Proverbs 29:4

By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down.
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King James Version

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

New International Version

By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A just king guides the land. A man of avarice will destroy it