Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7235 [e] בִּרְב֣וֹת bir-ḇō-wṯ When are in authority Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf 6662 [e] צַ֭דִּיקִים ṣad-dî-qîm the righteous Adj-mp 8055 [e] יִשְׂמַ֣ח yiś-maḥ rejoice V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 5971 [e] הָעָ֑ם hā-‘ām; the people Art | N-ms 4910 [e] וּבִמְשֹׁ֥ל ū-ḇim-šōl but when rules Conj-w, Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf 7563 [e] רָ֝שָׁ֗ע rā-šā‘, a wicked [man] Adj-ms 584 [e] יֵאָ֥נַֽח yê-’ā-naḥ groan V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms 5971 [e] עָֽם׃ ‘ām. the people N-ms

New American Standard Bible
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

King James Bible
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, people groan.

the righteous

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in authority or when the wicked

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