From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 15: 7-13 15:7 Take a potter, now, laboriously working the soft earth, shaping each object for us to use. Out of the self-same clay, he models vessels intended for a noble use and those for a contrary purpose, all alike: but which of … [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 14: 22-31 14:22 It is not enough, however, for them to have such misconceptions about God; for, living in the fierce warfare of ignorance, they call these terrible evils peace. 14:23 With their child-murdering rites, their occult mysteries, or their frenzied orgies with … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 13:10-19 13:10 But wretched are they, with their hopes set on dead things, who have given the title of gods to human artefacts, gold or silver, skilfully worked, figures of animals, or useless stone, carved by some hand long ago. 13:11 Take a … [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…]