Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 20:2

נַ֣הַם כַּ כְּפִ֣יר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִתְעַבְּר֥וֹ חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
naham ka kpiyr ʾeymat melek mitʿabrvo ḥvoṭeʾ napshvo
King James Version (KJV)

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

Modern English

The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.

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