126/171 (The lions) measured fourteen cubits by five cubits. Their noses reached to the soles of their feet. Of a grim appearance, without softness, they cared not for caresses. Thou art alone, no stronger one is with thee, no _armee_ is behind thee, no Ariel (see 2 Sam.xxiii.20, Isa.xxix. 1) who prepares the way for thee, and gives thee counsel on the road before thee. |