Translations
Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
"Do you think you reign because you rival others in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink—and yet do right-ruling and right-dealing? Then it went well with him."
"Does competing in cedar paneling make you a king? Your father ate and drank like any man—but he practiced justice and righteousness, and things went well for him."
Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.

