Wisdom 17:6-8

Good News Translation

⁶ There was only a dreadful fire, lit by no human hand, that shone on them, and in their terror they believed that the real world was even worse than the things they imagined. ⁷ The illusions produced by their magic tricks were put to shame, and all the wisdom they had boasted of came to nothing. ⁸ They had claimed they could drive away all the fears and illnesses of sick minds, but now they themselves were sick with silly, groundless fears.