Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.Quran 19:79 · Quran · Mary
Quran 19:79
Quran · translated by Marmaduke Pickthall
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The evil-doer suffers in this world, and he suffers in the next; he suffers in both. He suffers when he thinks of the evil he has done; he suffers more when going on the evil path.Dhp 1.17 · Dhammapada · The Twin-Verses
Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.Lamentations 3:19 · Bible · Lamentations
I will console this afflicted girl of face like the full moon, and suffering distress that she had never before endured, and ever meditating on her lord.’Mbh 3.68.1c · Mahabharata · VANA PARVA
The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine.Tao Te Ching 75.1 · Tao Te Ching
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