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Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.
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Verse 2. Hold. Greek “bite,” ( Calmet.) in the same sense. Menochius.—Serpents sting in secret: so all sins inveigle the soul. Worthington.
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