5:19 Disaster will be inescapable, 1
as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear,
then escaped 2 into a house,
leaned his hand against the wall,
and was bitten by a poisonous snake.
[5:19] 1 tn The words “Disaster will be inescapable” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[5:19] 2 tn Heb “went” (so KJV, NRSV).