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Wisdom 10:13-15
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 10:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 When the righteous man[a] was sold, Wisdom did not desert him,
but she delivered him from sin.
14 She descended with him into the dungeon,
and she did not forsake him in his chains
until she had brought him a royal scepter
and power over his adversaries.
She exposed the falsity of his accusers
and bestowed on him everlasting glory.
The Wonders of the Exodus[b]
15 It was Wisdom who delivered a holy people and blameless race
from a nation of oppressors.
Footnotes
- Wisdom 10:13 Righteous man: i.e., Joseph (see Gen 37ff).
- Wisdom 10:15 To provide the most powerful demonstration of the superiority of Israel, the author begins his use of antitheses, to which he will return in chapter 16. This first antithesis deals with the theme of the waters, which turned into the plague of blood for the Egyptians (Ex 7:14-24) but into refreshment for the Israelites (Ex 17:3-6).
