Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?

After the city officials had received bail from Jason and the others, they released them.

Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.

Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children!

For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.