Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIt will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. Young's Literal Translation As [when] one fleeth from the face of the lion, And the bear hath met him, And he hath come in to the house, And hath leant his hand on the wall, And the serpent hath bitten him. King James Bible As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Hebrew It will be likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that a man אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who flees יָנ֥וּס (yā·nūs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away from מִפְּנֵ֣י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face a lion הָאֲרִ֔י (hā·’ă·rî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 738: A lion only to encounter וּפְגָע֖וֹ (ū·p̄ə·ḡā·‘ōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity a bear, הַדֹּ֑ב (had·dōḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1677: The bear or who enters וּבָ֣א (ū·ḇā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go his house הַבַּ֔יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house and rests וְסָמַ֤ךְ (wə·sā·maḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of his hand יָדוֹ֙ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the wall, הַקִּ֔יר (haq·qîr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7023: A wall only to have a serpent הַנָּחָֽשׁ׃ (han·nā·ḥāš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5175: A serpent bite him. וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ (ū·nə·šā·ḵōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5391: To strike with a, sting, to oppress with usury |