| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 29:16:1 ⧉בִּרְב֣וֹתbirvotin increasing or when increasing Proverbs 29:16:2 ⧉רְ֭שָׁעִיםreshaimwicked ones Proverbs 29:16:3 ⧉יִרְבֶּה־פָּ֑שַׁעyirbepashatransgression increases Proverbs 29:16:4 ⧉וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםvetsadikimbut righteous ones Proverbs 29:16:5 ⧉בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥םbemappaltamin their downfall Proverbs 29:16:6 ⧉יִרְאֽוּ׃yiruthey will see |
| 16. Formal Translation When the wicked increase, transgression also increases; but the righteous will see their fall. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation As the number of wicked people rises, wrongdoing multiplies; but those who do what is right will witness the ruin of the wicked. |