The recoil of the gun bruises black the shoulder of him who holds it, and sin is a weapon that kills at both ends.
In the olden days, when the poisoner was in every palace, the Doge of Venice offered a reward for a crystal goblet that would break the moment a poison touched it.

Perhaps the idea was suggested to the Prince because his soul already fulfilled the thought, for one drop of sin always shatters the cup of joy and wastes life's precious wine.
How do events interpret this principle! One day Louis, King of France, was riding in the forest near his gorgeous and guilty palace of Versailles.

He met a peasant carrying a coffin.

"What did the man die of ?" asked the King.

"Of hunger," answered the peasant.