King James Version (KJV)
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Modern English
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Hebrew
בִּרְב֣וֹת צַ֭דִּיקִים יִשְׂמַ֣ח הָעָ֑ם וּבִמְשֹׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע יֵאָנַ֥ח עָֽם׃
birbvot ṣadiyqiym yishmaḥ haʿam vbimshol rashaʿ yeʾanaḥ ʿam