Said she: “Verily, whenever kings enter a country they corrupt it, and turn the noblest of its people into the most abject. And this is the way they [always] behave

She reasoned, “Indeed, when kings invade a land, they ruin it and debase its nobles. They really do so!

She said, "When kings enter a town, they ruin it and humiliate its proudest inhabitants. This is what they do.

qālat inna l-mulūka idhā dakhalū qaryatan afsadūhā wajaʿalū aʿizzata ahlihā adhillatan wakadhālika yafʿalūn

She said, "Indeed, the kings, when they enter a town they ruin it and make (the) most honorable (of) its people (the) lowest. And thus they do.

Said she: “Verily, whenever kings enter a country they corrupt it, and turn the noblest of its people into the most abject. And this is the way they [always] behave

She said: Lo! kings, when they enter a township, ruin it and make the honour of its people shame. Thus will they do

She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave

She reasoned, “Indeed, when kings invade a land, they ruin it and debase its nobles. They really do so!

She said, "When kings enter a town, they ruin it and humiliate its proudest inhabitants. This is what they do.

She said, Surely, when mighty kings invade a country, they despoil it and humiliate its noblest inhabitantsthese men will do the sam

She said: Surely the kings, when they enter a town, ruin it and make the noblest of its people to be low, and thus they (always) do

She said: Truly, when kings entered a town, they made corruption in it and made the most mighty of its people humiliated in spirit. Thus, this is what they accomplish.

She said: ´Whenever any kings enter a town and plunder it, they turn the most important men among its people into the lowest. Thus they act.

She said: “Surely! When the kings enter a town, they spoil it, and make the most honorable of its people the lowest. And thus they always do.

She said, “Verily, kings, when they enter a town, corrupt it, and make the most honorable of its people the most abased. They will do likewise

She said: “Verily, the sovereign rulers, when they entered any habitation, they despoiled it and made the more honourable of its citizens as the more disgraced ones, and thus they will do

The queen said: "When the kings invade a town, they ruin it and debase its honorable people; and thus they always do

She said, 'When kings enter a city, they devastate it, and subjugate its dignified people. Thus they always do

She said, "Surely, kings, when they enter a town, do corruption in it and make the mighty ones of its population humiliated. And thus they (too) will perform (similarly)

She said, "When Kings enter a town they destroy it and disrespect its honorable people. That is what they will do, too

She said, .In fact when the kings enter a town, they put it to disorder, and put its honorable citizens to disgrace, and this is how they normally do

She said, "Behold, when kings invade a town, they ruin it and humiliate its dignitaries. This is what they shall do

She said, "When the kings invade a land they undermine (its system), topple its respected and privileged class, and deem it to be despised and inferior. That is what they do."

She said: "Verily, when kings enter a country, ruin it, and make the noblest from its people, its meanest; They act like this

She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do

She said: "When the kings enter a town they destroy it and make its most noble people humiliated. It is such that they do."

She said, ‘Whenever kings go into a city, they ruin it and humiliate its leaders- that is what they do

She said: verily the kings, when they enter a City, despoil it, and make the most powerful inhabitants thereof the most abased; so will they do

She said: "Surely when kings enter a city they destroy it and despoil the honour of its nobility. So will they do (to us)

She said, ´When kings enter a city, they lay waste to it and make its mightiest inhabitants the most abased. That is what they too will do.

She said: "When kings enter a country, they cause destruction and corruption in it, and make the noble (ones of its inhabitants) abased. This is what they really do

She said, ‘Indeed when kings enter a town, they devastate it, and reduce the mightiest of its people to the most abased. That is how they act

She said, "Verily, kings when they enter a city, despoil it, and demean the mighty ones of its people; thus they will do

She said: indeed when the kings enter any town, they ruin it, and they make its most powerful (and respected) people most humiliated, and that is what they do

She said, “Kings indeed, when they enter a country, ravish it, and make the most honorable of its people, its most humiliated, they do indeed

She said, “When kings enter a city, they lay waste to it and humiliate its nobility; that is their way.

The Queen said: "When the kings enter a country they cause corruption in it and abase those of its people who are held in honour. This is what they are wont to do

She said: "When the kings enter a town they destroy it and make its most noble people humiliated. It is such that they do.

She said, "Indeed, when kings invade a place of human habitation they devastate it, and humiliate its respected inhabitants. And this is how they behave."

She said, 'undoubtedly, when the kings enter any town ruin it and disgrace its honorable inhabitants, and thus they do'.

She said, "The kings corrupt any land they invade, and subjugate its dignified people. This is what they usually do.

She said: 'When kings enter a village, they ruin it and humiliate its nobles. And this they will do

She said: Surely the kings, when they enter a town, ruin it and make the noblest of its people to be low; and thus they do

She said: "That truly the kings if they entered a village/urban city they corrupted it and they made/put its more dignified/honoured people , humiliated/disgraced , and as/like that they make/do ."

She said: “When the kings invade a town, they usually destroy it and undignified their citizens.”

She said, “Indeed the kings, when they enter a township, destroy it and disgrace its honourable people; and this is what they do.”

She said, `Surely, the kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and turn the highest of its people into the lowest. And thus they always do

(The Queen) said: ‘No doubt when kings enter a town, they destroy it and disgrace and humiliate its elite citizens. And these (people) too will do the same

She said, `Surely, when the kings enter a township (as invaders) they ruin it and reduce its most honourable residents to the most degraded positions. And such indeed will be their (- of Solomon and his men's) ways

She said: "Verily! Kings, when they enter a town (country), they despoil it, and make the most honourable amongst its people low. And thus they do

She said, 'Kings, when they enter a city, disorder it and make the mighty ones of its inhabitants abased. Even so they too will do

She said, verily kings, when they enter a city by force, waste the same, and abase the most powerful of the inhabitants hereof: And so will these do with us

She said, 'Verily, kings when they enter a city despoil it, and make the mighty ones of its people the meanest; thus it is they do

She said, "Kings when they enter a city spoil it, and abase the mightiest of its people: and in like manner will these also do

She said: ‘When kings invade a city they ravage it and abase the mightiest of its people. These men will do the same

She said, “When kings enter a country, they indeed spoil it. They change the noblest of its people into the lowest class. That’s how they act.

She said: 'Whenever any kings enter a town and plunder it, they turn the most important men among its people into the lowest. Thus they act.

Said she: 'When kings enter a country, they despoil it, and make the noble ones of its people the most abject. Thus do they behave.

(Sheba) said, “When kings enter a country they thrash it and render the powerful ones powerless... This is what they do!”

She said: �Verily the kings, when they enter a township, despoil it, and make the noblest of its inhabitants the meanest; and thus they (always) do�

"The problem is" she said, "that when kings make –hostile- entry into a country to take possession of the land they plunder it and they humble its superiors and render them inferior, and this is what they usually do!"

She said When kings enter a township, they certainly cause disorder in it, and make the mightiest of its people most disgraced and thus they (too) will do,

She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave

She said, "Indeed, the kings, when they enter a town they ruin it and make (the) most honorable (of) its people (the) lowest. And thus they do