Sirach 39:25
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From the beginning, good things have been made for good people, but bad things for sinners.
He seeth from eternity to eternity, and there is nothing wonderful before him.
From the beginning he has made good things for the good and terrible things for sinners.
Good things for the good he provided from the beginning, but for the wicked good things and bad.
From the beginning good things were created for the upright, but also bad things for sinners.
From the beginning good things were created for the good, but for sinners good things and bad.
From the beginning good things were created for the good, but for sinners good things and bad.
From the beginning good things were created for the good, but for sinners good things and bad.
From the beginning good things were created for the good but for sinners good things and bad.
From the beginning good things were created for good people, just as evil things for sinners.
From the beginning good things were created for good people, just as evil things for sinners.
Good things were made at the beginning to (or for) good men; so good things and evil be made to (or for) worst men. [Goods to good men be formed from the beginning; so to most wicked men goods and evils.]
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