1 Esdras 4:24
“And looketh vpon a lyon, and goeth in the darknesse, and when he hath stolen, spoiled and robbed, he bringeth it to his loue.”
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1 Esdras 4:24 Context
22By this also you must know, that women haue dominion ouer you: doe yee not labour and toyle, and giue and bring all to the woman? 23Yea a man taketh his sword, and goeth his way to rob, and to steale, to saile vpon the sea, and vpon riuers, 24And looketh vpon a lyon, and goeth in the darknesse, and when he hath stolen, spoiled and robbed, he bringeth it to his loue. 25Wherefore a man loueth his wife better then father and mother. 26Yea many there be that haue run out of their wits for women, and become seruants for their sakes:
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And looketh upon a lion, and goeth in the darkness; and when he hath stolen, spoiled, and robbed, he bringeth it to his love.
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