[Like] a roaringlionand a rushingbearIs a wickedrulerovera poorpeople.
ThenMenahemstruckTiphsahand allwhowere in it and its bordersfrom Tirzah,becausethey did not open[to him]; therefore he struck[it] and rippedup allits womenwho were with child.
When he lookedbehindhim and sawthem, he cursedthem in the nameof the LORD.Then twofemale bearscameout of the woodsand toreup forty-twoladsof their number.
Moreover,Manassehshedverymuchinnocentblooduntilhe had filledJerusalemfrom oneendto another;besideshis sinwith whichhe made Judahsin,in doingevilin the sightof the LORD.
The Egyptianscompelled the sonsof Israelto laborrigorously;
Then Pharaohcommandedallhis people,saying,"Everysonwho is bornyou are to castinto the Nile,and everydaughteryou are to keepalive."
Let a manmeeta bearrobbedof her cubs,Ratherthan a foolin his folly.
The king'swrathis like the roaringof a lion,But his favoris like dewon the grass.
The terrorof a kingis like the growlingof a lion;He who provokeshim to angerforfeitshis own life.
When the righteousincrease,the peoplerejoice,But when a wickedmanrules,peoplegroan.
"The LORDhas brokenthe staffof the wicked,The scepterof rulers
Which used to strikethe peoplesin furywith unceasingstrokes,Which subduedthe nationsin angerwith unrestrainedpersecution.
I will encounterthem like a bearrobbedof her cubs,And I will tearopen their chests;ThereI will also devourthem like a lioness,[As] a wildbeastwould tearthem.
Ephraimis oppressed,crushedin judgment,Becausehe was determinedto follow[man's] command.
Her princeswithinher are roaringlions,Her judgesare wolvesat evening;They leavenothingfor the morning.
Thenwhen Herodsawthat he had been trickedby the magi,he became veryenraged,and sentand slewallthe male childrenwho were in Bethlehemand allits vicinity,from two years oldand under,accordingto the timewhichhe had determinedfrom the magi.
Be of sober[spirit], be on the alert.Your adversary,the devil,prowls aroundlikea roaringlion,seekingsomeoneto devour.
