Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Confronting a person set in foolish behavior is more dangerous than encountering a bear deprived of its young. The bear pictures how hazardous it is to stand against one's own sinful impulses. That inward conflict is still more perilous, since to fail to master those impulses brings ruin.
Confronting a person set in foolish behavior is more dangerous than encountering a bear deprived of its young. The bear pictures how hazardous it is to stand against one's own sinful impulses. That inward conflict is still more perilous, since to fail to master those impulses brings ruin.