“Quasi a facie colubri fuge peccata : et si accesseris ad illa, suscipient te.”
“Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.”
“Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if you draw near it will bite you: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.”
Hold. Greek, “bite,” (Calmet) in the same sense. (Menochius) — Serpents sting in secret: so all sins inveigle the soul. (Worthington)