Wisdom 19:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 For they ranged about like horses,
and leapt like lambs,
praising you, Lord, their deliverer.(A)
10 For they were still mindful of what had happened in their sojourn:
how instead of the young of animals the land brought forth gnats,
and instead of fishes the river swarmed with countless frogs.(B)
11 And later they saw also a new kind of bird(C)
when, prompted by desire, they asked for pleasant foods;
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