2 and gave him strength to rule over all things. (WEB) 3 But when an unrighteous man fell away from her in his anger, he perished himself in the rage with which he killed his brother. (WEB) 4 When for his cause the earth was drowning with a flood, wisdom again saved it, guiding the righteous man’s course by a paltry piece of wood. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 10:2–4
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