These verses contain interesting and important comments about the potentially destructive roles of lawyers and judges in stirring up civil disturbances, contentious lawsuits, and so on for their own pecuniary benefit. Amulek actually traced “the foundation of the destruction of this people” to their lawyers and judges. Righteous lawyers can be a great blessing; unrighteous ones can wreak great havoc. This is a significant point to make for our time, considering the litigious nature of modern society.