And it was given unto them that they should not kill them; but that they should torment them five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man.
And he spoke according to the advice of the young men: My father laid upon you a heavy yoke, which I will make heavier. My father beat you with scourges, but I will beat you with scorpions.
And thou, O son of man, fear not, neither be thou afraid of their words: for thou art among unbelievers and destroyers, and thou dwellest with scorpions. Fear not their words, neither be thou dismayed at their looks: for they are a provoking house.