The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul.
KJV
Hebrew original
נַ֣הַם כַּ֭/כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗/וֹ חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ
Louis Segond 1910
La terreur qu'inspire le roi est comme le rugissement d'un lion; Celui qui l'irrite pèche contre lui-même.
KJV
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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