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Sin grows as naturally and as fast as the fire, which lays a city in ruins, comes out of a single spark in some solitary obscure corner; as surely as the rains, which bury a whole country in a flood, begin with a few sprinkled drops, which were not worth talking about; as surely as the river, which must be crossed with ships, begins with a well which you might empty almost with the scoop of your hand; as certainly as the strong thick cart rope begins with a few weak flaxen or hempen threads.

(R. W. Evans, B. D.)

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KJV: Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

WEB: Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and wickedness as with cart rope;