נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
Gaya ng ungol ng batang leon ang sindak na dulot ng hari; ang sinumang gumagalit sa kanya ay nagkakasala laban sa sarili niyang buhay.
Duties of the Heart
How could he neglect to consider the difference between the two commands and the two matters, and not understand the weakness of a mortal king in enforcing his decrees, his possible delay in administering punishment to him, his limited ability to see him, and his many distractions (with other affairs), and the wise man already said: "fear G-d and the king, my son" (Mishlei 24:21), and "The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whosoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life" (Mishlei 20:2).