Wisdom of Solomon 5
5
1But all who have pleased God
will stand with confidence
in the presence of those
who abused them and made fun
of the good they did.
2When those evil ones see
how God has saved his people,
they will tremble with fear
and be completely amazed.
3They will groan and say
to each other,
“We should have turned from sin!
4We were fools to sneer
at those people,
but we thought they were fools
who had died in disgrace.
5Why are they God's children?
Why are they his holy people?
6“So we were the ones
who turned from truth
and rejected the light
from those good people.
7We refused to follow the Lord!
Instead we were lawless
and followed a desert road
that led us to destruction.
8All of our pride and wealth
has proved to be useless.
9“Everything we treasured
has vanished like a shadow
or a hastily spoken word,
* 10or like the wake of a ship
on ocean waves,
11or like the flight of a bird
through the air,
12or like the unknown path
of an arrow on its way
to the target.
13As soon as we were born,
we began to disappear
because we followed only evil
and left behind no traces
of anything good.”
14Sinners have no more hope
than dust in the wind,
or frost in the heat of the sun,
or smoke in a breeze.
They are remembered no longer
than an overnight guest.
The Lord's People Will Be Rewarded
15The Lord Most High
takes care of his people;
he will reward them,
and they will live forever.
16The Lord will protect them
with his powerful right arm,
and he will bless them
with a glorious crown.
17 #
Eph 6.11-17. Eagerness will be like armor
for the Lord, and he will equip
all creation to fight
and punish his enemies.
18The Lord will protect his chest
with deeds of fairness,
and for a helmet he will wear
equal justice for all.
19Holiness will be his strong shield,
20and fierce anger will be
his sharp sword.
All creation will join with him
in fighting his crazy enemies.
21Arrows of lightning will leap
from behind the clouds
and never miss their target.
22Fearsome hailstones will strike
the Lord's enemies,
while ocean waves and rivers
roll over them like a flood.
23Then a mighty windstorm
will sweep them away—
because lawlessness and evil
bring ruin to the whole earth
and to every kingdom.
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