Wisdom 12:19-21

Revised Standard Version

¹⁹ Through such works thou has taught thy people
that the righteous man must be kind,
and thou hast filled thy sons with good hope,
because thou givest repentance for sins.
²⁰ For if thou didst punish with such great care and indulgence^[a]
the enemies of thy servants^[b] and those deserving of death,
granting them time and opportunity to give up their wickedness,
²¹ with what strictness thou hast judged thy sons,
to whose fathers thou gavest oaths and covenants full of good promises!