¹² Or if the child asked for an egg, would give a scorpion?

¹⁰ They have tails like scorpions, with stingers, and in their tails is their power to harm people for five months.

¹⁹ Indeed, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.^(A)

⁶ And you, O mortal, do not be afraid of them, and do not be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words, and do not be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.^(A)