Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Ou, s'il demande un oeuf, lui donnera-t-il un scorpion?
KJV
‹Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?›
‹Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?›
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