The St. Petersberg Times carried a news item about a hungry thief who grabbed some sausages in a meat market, only to find they were part of a string of forty-five feet long. Tripping over them, he was hindered in his getaway, and the police found him collapsed in a tangle of fresh sausages. Ironically, the very loot this culprit tried to take became the loot that trapped him.

Satan tempts us to sin by deceiving us into thinking that the sin will bring satisfaction and happiness. However, sin is a snare that entangles us and makes us slaves.