When a land transgresses, (A)it has many rulers,
    but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
    its stability will long continue.

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Due to a [a]wrongdoing of [b]a land its leaders are (A)many,
But (B)by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:2 Or rebellion
  2. Proverbs 28:2 I.e., the people of a land

12 When (A)the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
    but when (B)the wicked rise, people hide themselves.

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12 When the (A)righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But (B)when the wicked rise, people [a]hide themselves.

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  1. Proverbs 28:12 Lit will be searched for

15 Like (A)a roaring lion or (B)a charging bear
    is (C)a wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A ruler who (D)lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
    but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

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15 Like a (A)roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is a (B)wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A (C)leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding,
But a person who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

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28 When (A)the wicked rise, (B)people hide themselves,
    but when they perish, the righteous increase.

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28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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