Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying, "O my people, do I not own the Kingdom of Egypt, and these rivers flow beneath me? Do you not see?
Am I not better than this miserable wretch, who can barely express himself?
Why are bracelets of gold not dropped on him, or they angels came with him in procession?"
Thus he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. They were wicked people.
And when they provoked Our wrath, We took retribution from them, and We drowned them all.
Thus We made them a precedent and an example for the others.
And when the son of Mary was cited as an example, your people opposed.
They said, "Are our gods better, or he?" They cited him only for argument. In fact, they are a quarrelsome people.
He was just a servant whom We blessed, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
Had We willed, We would have made of you angels to be successors on earth.
