“The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion.He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.”
Proverbs 20:2 (WEB)
Context Reading
1Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler.Whoever is led astray by them is not wise. 2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion.He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life. 3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,but every fool will be quarreling. 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.