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15 As a roaring lion or a charging bear,
    so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

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15 A roaring lion and a charging bear—
    that’s what a wicked tyrant is over poor people.

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When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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As the righteous grow powerful,[a] people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, people groan.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:2 The Heb. lacks powerful