As a roaring lion and a ranging bear Always cruel and greedy in their natures, and especially so when they are hungry and want prey; in which case the lions roar, and bears range about for it; so is a wicked ruler Instead of being a nursing father, and a faithful and tender shepherd, as he ought to be, he is a cruel and insatiable oppressor of his subjects; over the poor people Whom he particularly mentions to aggravate this wicked ruler's sin, in devouring them whom the laws of God and common humanity bound him to relieve and protect; or to express the effect of his bad government, in making the people poor by his frauds and rapines.
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Proverbs 28:15
15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.