From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 16:20-29 16:20 How differently with your people! You gave them the food of angels, from heaven untiringly providing them bread already prepared, containing every delight, to satisfy every taste. 16:21 And the substance you gave showed your sweetness towards your children, for, conforming … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 16:15-19 16:15 It is not possible to escape your hand. 16:16 The godless who refused to acknowledge you were scourged by the strength of your arm, pursued by no ordinary rains, hail and unrelenting downpours, and consumed by fire. 16:17 Even more wonderful, … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 15: 1-6 Wisdom 1515:1 But you, our God, are kind and true, slow to anger, governing the universe with mercy. 15:2 Even if we sin, we are yours, since we acknowledge your power, but we will not sin, knowing we count as yours. … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 12:23-27 12:23 And this is why people leading foolish and wicked lives were tortured by you with their own abominations; 12:24 for they had strayed too far on the paths of error by taking the vilest and most despicable of animals for gods, … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 12:12-22 12:12 For who is there to ask, ‘What have you done?’ Or who is there to disagree with your sentence? Who to arraign you for destroying nations which you have created? Who to confront you by championing the wicked? 12:13 For there … [Read more…]