Wisdom 5:14-16
Revised Standard Version
14 Because the hope of the ungodly man is like chaff[a] carried by the wind,
and like a light hoarfrost[b] driven away by a storm;
it is dispersed like smoke before the wind,
and it passes like the remembrance of a guest who stays but a day.
The Reward of the Righteous
15 But the righteous live for ever,
and their reward is with the Lord;
the Most High takes care of them.
16 Therefore they will receive a glorious crown
and a beautiful diadem from the hand of the Lord,
because with his right hand he will cover them,
and with his arm he will shield them.
Footnotes
- Wisdom 5:14 Or dust
- Wisdom 5:14 Other authorities read spider’s web
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