Jesus said, "Lucky is the lion that the human will eat, so that the lion becomes human. And foul is the human that the lion will eat, and the lion still will become human."(7 Thomas)

There is no gospel parallel to this saying. It does not remind me of any classical or contemporary aphorism.

Like so many wisdom sayings, and so many of Jesus' parables, it is thought provoking in its ambigutiy. It is a piece of spiritual algebra.

Perhaps... if the lion represents power or passion, when a human consumes the lion's nature then that nature can be subordinated to human moral reasoning. This is a good outcome for all.

But if the lion - power and passion -consumes the human then moral reasoning is lost. When power or passion subordinate moral reasoning, human nature is fouled.

If so, we should not fear the lion. We should, in fact, pursue the lion. But we should take care that in our hunting we do not become the hunted.