The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
Proverbs 29:2 - English Standard Version 2016 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: But when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the [uncompromisingly] righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh. American Standard Version (1901) When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh. Common English Bible When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice, but when the wicked dominate, the people moan. Catholic Public Domain Version When just men are multiplied, the common people shall rejoice. When the impious take up the leadership, the people shall mourn. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn. |
The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:
Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”