² A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;^(A)
    those who anger him forfeit their lives.^(B)

¹² A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(A)
    but his favor is like dew^(B) on the grass.^(C)

⁴ If a ruler’s anger rises against you,
    do not leave your post;^(A)
    calmness can lay great offenses to rest.^(B)

³⁶ But those who fail to find me harm themselves;^(A)
    all who hate me love death.”^(B)

¹⁰ They will follow the Lord;
    he will roar^(A) like a lion.^(B)
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling^(C) from the west.^(D)

¹⁴ A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,^(A)
    but the wise will appease it.^(B)

¹⁵ When a king’s face brightens, it means life;^(C)
    his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.^(D)

¹⁰ You have plotted the ruin^(A) of many peoples,
    shaming^(B) your own house and forfeiting your life.

⁸ The lion^(A) has roared^(B)—
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?^(C)