7 that the land which in your sight is most precious of all might receive a worthy colony of God’s servants. (WEB) 8 Nevertheless you even spared these as men, and you sent hornets as forerunners of your army, to cause them to perish little by little. (WEB) 9 Not that you were unable to subdue the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battle, or by terrible beasts or by a stern word to make away with them at once, (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 12:7–9
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