Wisdom of Solomon 10
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1SHe preserued the first father of the worlde, that was formed, and kept him when he was created alone, and broght him out of his offence, 2And gaue him power to rule all things, 3But the vnrighteous in his wrath departed from her, and perished by killing his brother in his furie. 4For whose cause the earth was ouerflowen, but wisdome preserued it againe, gouerning the iust man by a litle wood. 5Moreouer, when the nacions were ioyned in their malicious confederacies, she knewe the righteous, and preserued him fauteles vnto God, and kept him sure, because she loued him tenderly as a sonne. 6She preserued the righteous, when the vngodlie perished, when he fled from the fyre that fel downe vpon the fiue cities. 7Of whose wickednes the waste land that smoketh, yet giueth testimonie, and the trees that beare frute that neuer cometh to ripenes: and for a remembrance of the vnfaithful soule, there standeth a piller of salte. 8For all suche as regarded not wisdome, had not onely this hurt, that they knewe not the things which were good, but also left behinde them vnto men a memorial of their foolishnes, so that in the things wherein they sinned, they can not lie hid. 9But wisdome deliuered them, that serued her. 10When the righteous fled because of his brothers wrath, she led him the right way, shewed him the kingdome of God, gaue him knowledge of holie things, made him riche in his labours, and made his peines profitable. 11Against the couetousnes of suche as defrauded him, she stode by him and made him riche. 12She saued him from the enemies, and defended him from them, that lay in waite, and she gaue him the price in a mightie battel, that he might knowe that the feare of God is stronger then all things. 13When the righteous was solde, she forsoke him not, but deliuered him from sinne: she went downe with him into the dongeon, 14And failed him not in the bandes, til she had broght him the scepter of the realme, and power against those that oppressed him, and them that had accused him, she declared to be liers, and gaue him perpetual glorie. 15She deliuered the righteous people and fautles sede from the nacions that oppressed them. 16She entred into the soule of the seruant of the Lord, and stode by him in wonders and signes against the terrible Kings. 17She gaue the Saintes the rewarde of their labours, and led them forthe a marueilous way; on the day time she was a shadow vnto them, and a light of starres in the night. 18She broght them thorow the red sea, and caryed them through the great water, 19But she drowned their enemies, and broght them out of the botome of the depe. 20So the righteous toke the spoiles of the vngodlie, & praised thine holy Name, ô Lord, and magnified thy victorious hand with one accorde. 21For wisdome openeth the mouth of the domme, and maketh the tongues of babes eloquent.