Wisdom 3
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Wisdom of Solomon 3
The Destiny of the Righteous
1But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
and no torment will ever touch them.
2 #
Wis 4.17; 5.4; Lk 9.31 In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died,
and their departure was thought to be a disaster
3and their going from us to be their destruction,
but they are at peace.
4 #
Rom 8.24; 2 Cor 5.1 For though in the sight of others they were punished,
their hope is full of immortality.
5 #
Ex 15.25; Heb 12.11 Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good,
because God tested them and found them worthy of himself;
6 #
Prov 17.3; 2 Esd 16.73; Rom 12.1; 1 Pet 1.7 like gold in the furnace he tried them,
and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them.
7 #
Isa 5.24; Dan 12.3; Ob 18; Mt 13.43 In the time of their visitation they will shine forth
and will run like sparks through the stubble.
8 #
Dan 7.18, 22; 1 Cor 6.2, 3 They will govern nations and rule over peoples,
and the Lord will reign over them forever.
9 #
Wis 2.20; 4.15; Jn 15.10 Those who trust in him will understand truth,
and the faithful will abide with him in love,
because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones,
and he watches over his elect.#3.9 Text of this line uncertain; omitted by some ancient authorities
The Destiny of the Ungodly
10 #
Prov 1.24–31
But the ungodly will be punished as their reasoning deserves,
those who disregarded the righteous#3.10 Or what is right
and rebelled against the Lord,
11for those who despise wisdom and instruction are miserable.
Their hope is vain, their labors are unprofitable,
and their works are useless.
12 #
Sir 41.5
Their wives are foolish and their children evil;
their offspring are accursed.
On Childlessness
13 #
Isa 54.1; Wis 12.11 For blessed is the barren woman who is undefiled,
who has not entered into a sinful union;
she will have fruit when God examines souls.
14 #
Isa 56.3–5
Blessed also is the eunuch whose hands have done no lawless deed
and who has not devised wicked things against the Lord,
for special favor will be shown him for his faithfulness
and a place of great delight in the temple of the Lord.
15 #
Sir 1.6, 20 For the fruit of good labors is renowned,
and the root of understanding does not fail.
16 #
2 Sam 12.14; Wis 4.5 But children of adulterers will not come to maturity,
and the offspring of an unlawful union will perish.
17Even if they live long they will be held of no account,
and finally their old age will be without honor.
18If they die young, they will have no hope
and no consolation on the day of judgment.
19For the end of an unrighteous generation is grievous.
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