Quran 2:16 — The Heifer (Al-Baqarah)

أُولٰئِكَ الَّذينَ اشتَرَوُا الضَّلٰلَةَ بِالهُدىٰ فَما رَبِحَت تِجٰرَتُهُم وَما كانوا مُهتَدينَ

It is they who bought the straying, at the expense of guidance. Such trade never prospers, nor do they receive any guidance.

[2:15] GOD mocks them, and leads them on in their transgressions, blundering.

[2:17] Their example is like those who start a fire, then, as it begins to shed light around them, GOD takes away their light, leaving them in darkness, unable to see.