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Wisdom 1:15-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Wisdom 1:15-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Wicked Reject Immortality and Righteousness Alike
16 It was the wicked who with hands and words invited death,
considered it a friend, and pined for it,
and made a covenant with it,
Because they deserve to be allied with it.(B)
Footnotes
- 1:15 Undying: immortality is not seen as an innate quality of the soul but as a gift of God to the righteous.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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