The occasions and allurements of sin

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He who ventures upon the occasion of sin and 
then prays, "Lord, lead me not into temptation,"
is like him who thrusts his finger into the fire,
and then prays that it may not be burnt. 

He who will not fly from the occasions and 
allurements of sin, though they may seem 
ever so pleasant to the eye, or sweet to the 
taste—shall find them in the end more sharp 
than vinegar, more bitter than wormwood, 
more deadly than poison.