Wisdom 17:18-20

New Catholic Bible

^{18     [a]}for a single chain of darkness bound all.
And whether it was merely the whistling wind,
    or the melodious sound of birds in the spreading branches,
or the steady rhythm of rushing water,
¹⁹     or the violent crash of cascading rocks,
or the unseen gallop of leaping animals,
    or the roaring of savage wild beasts,
or an echo reverberating from the hollow of the mountains,
    it immobilized them with fear.
²⁰ For the whole world was bathed in brilliant light
    and was at work without any hindrance.