Proverbs 29:2

English Standard Version

2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. (Es 3:15; Es 8:15; Pr 11:10; Pr 28:12; Pr 28:28)

New International Version

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

New International Reader’s Version

2 When those who do right grow stronger, the people are glad. But when those who do wrong become rulers, the people groan.

King James Version

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