Wisdom 11:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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;(A)
16 that they might recognize that one is punished by the very things through which one sins.(B)
Digression on God’s Mercy
17 For not without means was your almighty hand,(C)
that had fashioned the universe from formless matter,[b]
to send upon them many bears or fierce lions,
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