Wisdom 14:29-31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
29 For as their trust is in lifeless idols,
they expect no harm when they have sworn falsely.
30 But on both counts justice shall overtake them:
because they thought perversely of God by devoting themselves to idols,(A)
and because they deliberately swore false oaths, despising piety.[a]
31 For it is not the might of those by whom they swear,
but the just retribution of sinners,
that ever follows upon the transgression of the wicked.[b]
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