Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion came roaring toward him.

The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken out.

They open their mouths wide at me, As a ravening and roaring lion.

A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; One who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Its roaring is like a lioness, and it roars like young lions; It growls as it seizes the prey And carries it off with no one to save it.

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her.

Her leaders within her are roaring lions, Her judges are wolves at evening; They have no bones to gnaw in the morning.