I shall govern peoples, and nations will be subject to me: These two lines can be combined easily with no loss of meaning, as in Good News Translation, or more concisely as “I will rule many nations” (Contemporary English Version).

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Wisdom of Solomon. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2004. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.