because disaster will come to them suddenly. Who knows what misery both may bring?
Adonijah’s guests were frightened, so they got up and scattered in all directions.
Who fully understands the power of your anger? A person fears you more when he better understands your fury.
A king’s anger announces death, but a wise man makes peace with him.
The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion. Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.
A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again. However, in a disaster wicked people fall.
That is why disaster will come on him suddenly. In a moment he will be crushed beyond recovery.
No one knows when his time will come. Like fish that are caught in a cruel net or birds caught in a snare, humans are trapped by a disaster when it suddenly strikes them.
Ephraim is oppressed—crushed by punishment, because its people are determined to chase idols.