Wisdom 16:25-27

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁵ Therefore even then it was transformed into all things, and was obedient to thy grace that nourisheth all, according to the will of them that desired it of thee.

²⁶ That thy children, O Lord, whom thou lovedst, might know that it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth men, but thy word preserveth them that believe in thee:

²⁷ For that which could not be destroyed by fire, being warmed with a little sunbeam presently melted away: