Remorse came too late, and though he would then have sacrificed wealth and pleasure to regain his lost manhood, he had become helpless in the hands of the evil one. Satan had allured that young man with many charming presentations; he had cloaked vice with a flowery mantle that the victim might clasp it to his breast; but when his object was once accomplished and the wretched man was in his power, the fiend had become relentless in his cruelty, and terrible in his fierce and angry visitations. So it is ever with those who succumb to evil; the fascinating pleasure of their early career ends in the darkness of despair, or the madness of a lost and ruined soul. {2SP 180.1}

Angeren kom for sent, og selvom han gerne ville have givet rigdom og glæde bort for at genvinde sin tabte manddom, så forblev han alligevel hjælpeløs i den ondes hænder. Satan havde forført det unge menneske med mange fortryllende forestillinger. Han havde skjult ugudeligheden under et blomsterrigt dække for at hans offer kunne trykke den til sit bryst. Men da hans hensigt først var opnået, og det elendige menneske var i hans magt, blev fjenden ubarmhjertig i sin grusomhed og angreb ham med forfærdelig vrede. Således er det altid med dem, som overvindes af det onde. Den tillokkende glæde ved begyndelsen af deres bane ender i mørke og fortvivlelse, i fordærvelse og elendighed.