Wisdom 16:25-27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
25 Therefore at that very time, transformed in all sorts of ways,
it was serving your all-nourishing bounty
according to what they needed and desired;
26 That your children whom you loved might learn, O Lord,
that it is not the various kinds of fruits that nourish,
but your word that preserves those who believe you!(A)
27 For what was not destroyed by fire,
melted when merely warmed by a momentary sunbeam;(B)
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