Wisdom 12:16-18

New Catholic Bible

¹⁶ For your strength is the source of righteousness,
    and your universal dominion makes you gracious to all.^[a]
17 You display your strength when people doubt the absolute degree of your power,
    and you rebuke any insolence shown by those who are aware of your might.
¹⁸ But even though your strength is unsurpassed, you show mercy in your judgment,
    and you govern us with great leniency,
    for you possess the power to act whenever you so choose.