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Wisdom of Solomon 4:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Wisdom of Solomon 4:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 When it is present, people imitate[a] it,
and they long for it when it has gone;
throughout all time it marches, crowned in triumph,
victor in the contest for prizes that are undefiled.(A)
3 But the prolific brood of the ungodly will be of no use,
and none of their illegitimate seedlings will strike a deep root
or take a firm hold.(B)
4 For even if they put forth boughs for a while,
standing insecurely they will be shaken by the wind,
and by the violence of the winds they will be uprooted.(C)
Footnotes
- 4.2 Other ancient authorities read honor
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