בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע אֶ֭רֶץ רַבִּ֣ים שָׂרֶ֑יהָ וּבְאָדָ֥ם מֵבִ֥ין יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ כֵּ֣ן יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by a man of understanding and knowledge established order shall long continue.
Rashi on Proverbs
Because of the sin of a land, its princes are many This is the punishment of a land, viz. that it has many princes, and they do not respond to any man.
Rashi on Proverbs
but because of an understanding... man But because of an understanding man, the retribution will be delayed from coming.