Wisdom 16:23-25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 But this fire, again, in order that the righteous might be nourished,
forgot even its proper strength;(A)
24 For your creation, serving you, its maker,
grows tense for punishment against the wicked,
but is relaxed in benefit for those who trust in you.(B)
25 Therefore at that very time, transformed in all sorts of ways,
it was serving your all-nourishing bounty
according to what they needed and desired;
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