Hieroglyphics of Horapollo: Book II.: LXXXVII. How a Man That is Quick in his Movements, But Who Moves Imprudently and Inconsiderately
Hieroglyphics of Horapollo, tr. Alexander Turner Cory, [1840]
When they would symbolise a man that is quick in his movements, but who moves without prudence and consideration, they portray A STAG AND A VIPER; for she flees at the sight of the viper.