For inquiry will be made into the counsels of an ungodly man, and a report of his words will come to the Lord, to convict him of his lawless deeds;

For they reasoned unsoundly, saying to themselves, “Short and sorrowful is our life, and there is no remedy when a man comes to his end, and no one has been known to return from Hades.

“Come, therefore, let us enjoy the good things that exist, and make use of the creation to the full as in youth.

But children of adulterers will not come to maturity, and the offspring of an unlawful union will perish.

The branches will be broken off before they come to maturity, and their fruit will be useless, not ripe enough to eat, and good for nothing.

The Final Judgment

They will come with dread when their sins are reckoned up, and their lawless deeds will convict them to their face.

or as, when an arrow is shot at a target, the air, thus divided, comes together at once, so that no one knows its pathway.

he will come upon you terribly and swiftly, because severe judgment falls on those in high places.

for it is an unfailing treasure for men; those who get it obtain friendship with God, commended for the gifts that come from instruction.

And if any one longs for wide experience, she knows the things of old, and infers the things to come; she understands turns of speech and the solutions of riddles; she has foreknowledge of signs and wonders and of the outcome of seasons and times.

Because of her I shall have immortality, and leave an everlasting remembrance to those who come after me.

for even if one is perfect among the sons of men, yet without the wisdom that comes from thee he will be regarded as nothing.

God Is Sovereign

For who will say, “What hast thou done?” Or will resist thy judgment? Who will accuse thee for the destruction of nations which thou didst make? Or who will come before thee to plead as an advocate for unrighteous men?

For from the greatness and beauty of created things comes a corresponding perception of their Creator.

It is thy will that works of thy wisdom should not be without effect; therefore men trust their lives even to the smallest piece of wood, and passing through the billows on a raft they come safely to land.

For blessed is the wood by which righteousness comes.

For it was necessary that upon those oppressors inexorable want should come, while to these it was merely shown how their enemies were being tormented.

For fear is nothing but surrender of the helps that come from reason;

The Punishment of the Egyptians

The punishments did not come upon the sinners without prior signs in the violence of thunder, for they justly suffered because of their wicked acts; for they practiced a more bitter hatred of strangers.

And not only so, but punishment of some sort will come upon the former for their hostile reception of the aliens;