"Behold,I have givenyou authorityto treadon serpentsand scorpions,and overallthe powerof the enemy,and nothingwill injureyou.
Whereasmy fatherloadedyou with a heavyyoke,I will addto your yoke;my fatherdisciplinedyou with whips,but I [will discipline you] with scorpions.'"
You will treadupon the lionand cobra,The younglionand the serpentyou will trampledown.
The nursingchild will playby the holeof the cobra,And the weanedchild will puthis handon the viper'sden.
"And you, sonof man,neitherfearthem norfeartheir words,thoughthistlesand thornsare with you and you siton scorpions;neitherfeartheir wordsnorbe dismayedat their presence,for they are a rebellioushouse.
they will pickup serpents,and ifthey drinkanydeadly[poison], it will not hurtthem; they will layhandson the sick,and they will recover."
"Or[if] he is askedfor an egg,he will not givehim a scorpion,will he?
Howeverhe shookthe creatureoffinto the fireand sufferednoharm.
The Godof peacewill sooncrushSatanunderyour feet.The graceof our LordJesusbe with you.
And ifanyonewantsto harmthem, fireflowsout of their mouthand devourstheir enemies;soifanyonewantsto harmthem, he mustbe killedin this way.
