Wisdom 10:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
6 Wisdom[a] rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing;
he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.[b]
7 Evidence of their wickedness still remains:
a continually smoking waste-land,
plants bearing fruit that does not ripen,
and a pillar of salt standing as a monument to an unbelieving soul.
8 For because they passed wisdom by,
they not only were hindered from recognizing the good,
but also left for humankind a reminder of their folly,
so that their failures could never go unnoticed.
Footnotes
- Wisdom 10:6 Gk She
- Wisdom 10:6 Or on Pentapolis
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