Wisdom of Solomon 11
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1SHe prospered their workes in the hands of thine holy Prophet. 2They went through the wildernes that was not inhabited, and pitched their tentes in places where there lay no way. 3They stode against their enemies, & were aduenged of their aduersaries. 4When they were thirsty, they called vpon thee, and water was giuen them out of the hie rocke, and their thirst was quenched out of the hard stone. 5For by the things whereby their enemies were punished, by the same were the Israelites helped in their nede. 6For in steade of a fountaine of running water, the enemies were troubled at the corrupt blood, which was to rebuke the commandement of the killing of the children, but thou gauest vnto thine owne abundance of water vnloked for, 7Declaring by the thirst that was at that time how thou hadest punished thine aduersaries. 8For when they were tryed and chastised with mercie, they knewe how the vngodlie were iudged and punished in wrath. 9For these hast thou exhorted as a father, and proued them: but thou hast condemned the other as a righteous King, when thou didest examine them. 10Whether they were absent or present, their punishment was alike: for their grief was double with mourning, and the remembrance of things past. 11For when they perceiued that through their torments good came vnto them, they felt the Lord. 12And seing the things that came to passe, at the last they wondered at him, whome afore they had cast out, denied and derided: for they had another thirst then the iuste. 13Because of the foolish deuises of their wickednes wherewith they were deceiued, and worshiped serpents, that had not the vse of reason, & vile beastes, thou sendidst a multitude of vnreasonable beastes vpon them for a vengeance, that they might knowe, that wherewith a man sinneth, by the same also shal he be punished. 14For vnto thine almightie hand, that made the worlde of naught, it was not vnpossible to send among them a multitude of beares, or fierce lyons, 15Or furious beasts newly created, and vnknowen, which shulde breathe out blastes of fyre, and cast out smoke as a tempest, or shoote horrible sparkes like lightnings out of their eyes. 16Which might not onely destroye them with hurting, but also to kill them with their horrible sight. 17Yea, without these might they haue bene cast downe with one winde, being persecuted by thy vengeance, and scattered abroade thorow the power of thy Spirit: but thou hast ordered all things in measure, nomber & weight. 18For thou hast euer had great strength & might, and who can withstand the power of thine arme! 19For as the small thing that the balance weigheth, so is the worlde before thee, & as a droppe of the morning dewe, that falleth downe vpon the earth. 20But thou hast mercie vpon all: for thou hast power of all things, and makest as thogh thou sawest not the sinnes of men, because they shulde amende. 21For thou louest all the things that are, & hatest none of them whome thou hast made: for thou woldest haue created nothing that thou hadest hated. 22And how might anie thing endure, if it were not thy wil? or how colde anie thing be preserued, except it were called of thee? 23But thou sparest all: for they are thine, ô Lord, which art the louer of soules.