Wisdom 14:1-7

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

14 Again, one preparing to sail and about to voyage over raging waves
calls upon a piece of wood more fragile than the ship that carries him.
² For it was desire for gain that planned that vessel,
and wisdom was the artisan who built it;
³ but it is your providence, O Father, that steers its course,
because you have given it a path in the sea,
and a safe way through the waves,
⁴ showing that you can save from every danger,
so that even a person who lacks skill may put to sea.
⁵ It is your will that works of your wisdom should not be without effect;
therefore people trust their lives even to the smallest piece of wood,
and passing through the billows on a raft they come safely to land.
⁶ For even in the beginning, when arrogant giants were perishing,
the hope of the world took refuge on a raft,
and guided by your hand left to the world the seed of a new generation.
⁷ For blessed is the wood by which righteousness comes.