The [a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath

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

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