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Wisdom of Solomon 3

World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible

3:1

But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,

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3:2

In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died.

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3:3

and their travel away from us ruin,

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3:4

For even if in the sight of men they are punished,

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3:5

Having borne a little chastening, they will receive great good;

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3:6

He tested them like gold in the furnace,

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3:7

In the time of their visitation they will shine.

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3:8

They will judge nations and have dominion over peoples.

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3:9

Those who trust him will understand truth.

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3:10

But the ungodly will be punished even as their reasoning deserves,

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3:11

for he who despises wisdom and discipline is miserable.

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3:12

Their wives are foolish and their children are wicked.

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3:13

Their descendants are cursed.

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3:14

So is the eunuch which has done no lawless deed with his hands,

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3:15

For good labours have fruit of great renown.

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3:16

But children of adulterers will not come to maturity.

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3:17

For if they live long, they will not be esteemed,

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3:18

If they die young, they will have no hope,

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3:19

For the end of an unrighteous generation is always grievous.

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