Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
6 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “princes” →
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
