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Proverbs 29:2

NETBible	When the righteous become numerous,¹ the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.²
NIV © biblegateway Pro 29:2	When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 29:2	When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 29:2	When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 29:2	When good people run things, everyone is glad, but when the ruler is bad, everyone groans.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 29:2	When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 29:2	When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 29:2	When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.
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KJV	When the righteous <06662> are in authority <07235> (8800)_, the people <05971> rejoice <08055> (8799)_: but when the wicked <07563> beareth rule <04910> (8800)_, the people <05971> mourn <0584> (8735)_. {in...: or, increased}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 29:2	When the righteous <06662> increase <07235> , the people <05971> rejoice <08055> , But when a wicked <07563> man <07563> rules <04910> , people <05971> groan <0584> .
LXXM	(36:2) egkwmiazomenwn {V-PMPGP} dikaiwn <1342> A-GPM eufranyhsontai <2165> V-FPI-3P laoi <2992> N-NPM arcontwn <757> V-PAPGP de <1161> PRT asebwn <765> A-GPM stenousin {V-PAI-3P} andrev <435> N-NPM
NET [draft] ITL	When the righteous <06662> become numerous <07235> , the people <05971> rejoice <08055> ; when the wicked <07563> rule <04910> , the people <05971> groan <0584> .
HEBREW	Me <05971> xnay <0584> esr <07563> lsmbw <04910> Meh <05971> xmvy <08055> Myqydu <06662> twbrb (29:2) <07235>

NETBible

When the righteous become numerous,¹ the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.²

NET Notes

¹tn The Hebrew form בִּרְבוֹת (birvot) is the Qal infinitive construct of רָבָה (ravah) with a בּ (bet) preposition, forming a temporal clause with a subjective genitive following it. It is paralleled in the second colon by the same construction, showing the antithesis: וּבִמְשֹׁל (uvimshol), “and when the wicked rule.” Some commentators wish to change the first verb to make it parallel this more closely, e.g., רָדָה (radah, “to rule”), but that would be too neat and is completely unsupported. The contrast is between when the righteous increase and when the wicked rule. It is not hard to see how this contrast works out in society.

²tn The Niphal verb אָנַח (’anakh) means “to sigh; to groan,” usually because of grief or physical and emotional distress. The word is a metonymy of effect; the cause is the oppression and distress due to evil rulers.