Wisdom 16:9-11

Common English Bible

⁹ Our enemies died when they were bitten by locusts and flies. There was no healing that was able to keep them alive. They deserved to be punished by those insects. ¹⁰ Yet not even the fangs of poisonous snakes were able to overcome your children, because your mercy traveled along with them and healed them. ¹¹ You did sting them in order to remind them of the things that you had told them. But you came to their rescue quickly so that they might not fall into a deep forgetfulness of your goodwill toward them.