Wisdom 16:22-24

Wycliffe Bible

²² Forsooth snow and ice suffered the might of (the) fire, and melted not; (so) that they should know, that fire burning, in hail and rain lightning, destroyed the fruits of (the) enemies. [Snow forsooth and ice suffered the strength of fire, and flowed not; that they should know, for burning fire, lightning in hail and rain, destroyed the fruits of the enemies.]

²³ Soothly again this was wonderful, also (the) fire forgot his (own) virtue, (so) that (the) just men should be nourished. [That forsooth again, that the rightwise man should be nourished, the fire also forgot his virtue.]

²⁴ For why the creature serving to thee the Maker, waxeth white into torment against unjust men [or burneth out into torment against unrightwise men], and is made lighter [or softer] to do well, for them that trust in thee.