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Proverbs 29:2
When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.
Proverbs 29:2 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 29:2 in other translations
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
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In context
1 The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.
2 When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.
3 A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance.
4 A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.
5 A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet.
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