Amos 5:19

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).