A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf [is he], who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.
LXX
Proverbs 28:15
A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf [is he], who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.
Parallel Translations
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
Cross References
1 Peter 5:8Matthew 2:16Proverbs 20:2Proverbs 19:12Exodus 1:22Exodus 1:14–161 Samuel 22:17–192 Kings 21:162 Kings 15:16Proverbs 17:122 Kings 2:24Hosea 5:11Hosea 13:8Esther 3:6–10
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