Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Proverbs 17:12 - American Standard Version 2015 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,\par\tab Rather than a fool in his folly. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage]. [Hos. 13:8.] American Standard Version (1901) Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. Common English Bible Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than fools in their folly. Catholic Public Domain Version It is more expedient to meet a bear robbed of her young, than the foolish trusting in his own folly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. |
Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.
An evil man seeketh only rebellion;\par\tab Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;\par\tab But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
{\i As} a roaring lion, and a ranging bear,\par\tab {\i So is} a wicked ruler over a poor people.
If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man,\par\tab Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.\par
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.