Wisdom of Solomon 3:2-6

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² In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died,
and their departure was thought to be a disaster^(A)
3 and their going from us to be their destruction,
but they are at peace.
⁴ For though in the sight of others they were punished,
their hope is full of immortality.^(B)
5 Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good,
because God tested them and found them worthy of himself;^(C)
6 like gold in the furnace he tried them,
and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them.^(D)