When a land rebels, its rulers are many, but with one man of understanding and knowledge, order lasts.
In context
1The wicked flee when no one is chasing them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion. 2When a land rebels, its rulers are many, but with one man of understanding and knowledge, order lasts. 3A poor man who oppresses the poor is a driving rain that leaves no bread. 4Those who abandon the teaching praise the wicked, but those who keep the teaching contend with them.