Wisdom 19:16-18

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁶ the latter, having first received them with festal celebrations,
afterward afflicted with terrible sufferings
those who had already shared the same rights.
¹⁷ They were stricken also with loss of sight—
just as were those at the door of the righteous man—
when, surrounded by yawning darkness,
all of them tried to find the way through their own doors.

¹⁸ For the elements changed^[a] places with one another,
as on a harp the notes vary the nature of the rhythm,
while each note remains the same.^[b]
This may be clearly inferred from the sight of what took place.