Wisdom 11:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 For though they had mocked and rejected him who had been cast out and abandoned long ago,
in the final outcome, they marveled at him,
since their thirst proved unlike that of the righteous.(A)
Second Example: Animals Punish the Egyptians and Benefit the Israelites
15 In return for their senseless, wicked thoughts,
which misled them into worshiping dumb[a] serpents and worthless insects,
You sent upon them swarms of dumb creatures for vengeance;(B)
16 that they might recognize that one is punished by the very things through which one sins.(C)
Footnotes
- 11:15 Dumb: that is, irrational.
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