# When the wicked arise

This is an idiom that means when wicked people gain power or start to rule. Alternate translation: "When wicked people rise to power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# people hide themselves

This is an exaggeration for doing everything they can to avoid having wicked people harm them. Alternate translation: "people go into hiding" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])

# perish

Possible meanings are 1) "go away" or 2) "fall from power" or 3) "are destroyed."

# increase

Possible meanings are 1) "multiply" or 2) "rise to power."