Wisdom 18:7-9

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁷ So thy people received the salvation of the just, and destruction of the unjust.

⁸ For as thou didst punish the adversaries: so thou didst also encourage and glorify us.

⁹ For the just children of good men were offering sacrifice secretly, and they unanimously ordered a law of justice: that the just should receive both good and evil alike, singing now the praises of the fathers.