Wisdom 18:19-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁹ For the dreams that disturbed them had forewarned them of this
    so that they would not perish without knowing the reason for their suffering.
²⁰ Even the righteous were touched by the experience of death
    when large numbers of them were struck down by a plague in the wilderness.
But the wrath did not endure for long.
²¹ For a blameless man^[a] hastened to be their champion,
    bearing the weapons of his ministry,
    prayer and propitiating incense;
and he withstood the wrath and put an end to the plague,
    thereby showing that he was indeed your servant.