When the wicked are multiplied
Or "are in authority" {r}; as the word is rendered, ( Proverbs
29:2 ) ; transgression increaseth;
among the common people, being encouraged by their wicked rulers,
whose examples they follow; or as the wicked themselves increase,
in numbers, in age, in power, and riches, their sins increase
too; but the righteous shall see their fall,
from their places of authority and power, of honour, riches, and
grandeur, into a low and despicable condition, into ruin and
destruction; and that with pleasure, because of the glory of God,
his wisdom, justice, truth, and faithfulness, displayed therein;
see ( Psalms
58:10 ) .