“He whom the flame of jealousy encompasses, will at last, like the scorpion, turn the poisoned sting against himself.”
“This man was truly like a scorpion, a poisonous sting when one least expected it.”
“Daniel's mind is a scorpion stinging itself to death.”
“Yes, ma’am, I like raspberry cake, only I like it better with no poison or scorpions in it.”
“Jealousy is a disease, it's like a poison.”
“Poverty is a scorpion; it stings the poor and it also stings the men with high conscience who feel sad about the poverty; the rest is immune to it!”