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Another time Saint Anthony was traveling in the desert he found a plate of silver coins in his path.

He pondered for a moment as to why a plate of silver coins would be out in the desert where no one else travels.

Then he realized the devil must have laid it out there to tempt him.

To that he said, " Ha!

Devil, thou weenest to tempt me and deceive me, but it shall not be in thy power.

" Once he said this, the plate of silver vanished.

Saint Anthony continued walking along and saw a pile of gold in his way which the devil had laid there to deceive him.

Saint Anthony cast the pile of gold into a fire, and it vanished just like the silver coins did.

After these events, Saint Anthony had a vision where the whole world was full of snares and traps.

He cried to the Lord, " Oh good Lord, who may escape from these snares?

" A voice said back to him, " humility shall escape them without more.