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) 10 but judging them little by little you gave them a chance to repent, not being ignorant that their nature by birth was evil, their wickedness inborn, and that their manner of thought would never be changed. (WEB) 11 For they were a cursed seed from the beginning. It wasn’t through fear of any that you left them unpunished for their sins. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 12:9–11
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