And they wished to set a snare for him, but We made them the greater losers.Quran 21:70 · Quran · The Prophets
Quran 21:70
Quran · translated by Marmaduke Pickthall
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Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:James 1:13 · Bible · James
THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES.Iliad 2.1 · Iliad · 2
THE TRIAL OF THE AXES, DURING WHICH ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO EUMAEUS AND PHILOETIUSOdyssey 21.1 · Odyssey · 21
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.Dhp 18.251 · Dhammapada · Impurity
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