Woman as a sweet-stinging scorpion

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 61

Book 3, Chapter 61

٦١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْمَرْأَةُ عَقْرَبٌ حُلْوَةُ اللَّسْبَةِ.

61. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Woman is a scorpion whose sting is sweet.