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

The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”

The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.

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

The lazy one [manufactures excuses and] says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]!”

The wicked flee when no one pursues them,
But the righteous are as bold as a lion.

The lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn back before any;