Wisdom 16:22-24

New Catholic Bible

²² Snow and ice^[a] withstood the fire and did not melt,
    so that they would realize that the harvesters of their enemies
were destroyed by a fire that blazed in the hail
    and flashed through the falling rain;
²³ whereas, that same fire even forgot its own strength
    so that the righteous might be fed.
²⁴ For creation, at the service of you, its maker,
    strains mightily to effect the punishment of the wicked,
    but relaxes for the benefit of those who trust in you.