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Wisdom 16:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Wisdom 16:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
23 whereas the fire,[a] in order that the righteous might be fed,
even forgot its native power.
24 For creation, serving you who made it,
exerts itself to punish the unrighteous,
and in kindness relaxes on behalf of those who trust in you.
25 Therefore at that time also, changed into all forms,
it served your all-nourishing bounty,
according to the desire of those who had need,[b]
Footnotes
- Wisdom 16:23 Gk this
- Wisdom 16:25 Or who made supplication
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)
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