1 Again, one preparing to sail, and about to journey over raging waves, calls upon a piece of wood more fragile than the vessel that carries him. (WEB) 2 For the hunger for profit planned it, and wisdom was the craftsman who built it. (WEB) 3 Your providence, O Father, guides it along, because even in the sea you gave a way, and in the waves a sure path, (WEB) 4 showing that you can save out of every danger, that even a man without skill may put to sea. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 14:1–4
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Wisdom of Solomon 10:3–5
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 o… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 15:30–32
30 O you nobler in endurance than males, and more courageous than men in perseverance! (WEB) 31 For like Noah’s ship, bearing the world in the world-filling flood, bore up against the waves, (WEB) 32 so you, the guardian of the law, when surrounded on every side by the flood of emo… (WEB)
James 3:3–5
3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. 4 Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined. 5 In the sam…
Sirach 43:22–24
22 A mist coming speedily heals all things. A dew coming after heat brings cheerfulness. (WEB) 23 By his counsel, he has calmed the deep and planted islands in it. (WEB) 24 Those who sail on the sea tell of its dangers. We marvel when we hear it with our ears. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 13:5–7
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4 Maccabees 7:2–4
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Psalms 89:8–10
8 O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You. 9 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. 10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
Odes of Solomon 39:6–8
6 For the sign in them is the Lord; and the sign is the way of those who cross in the name of the Lord; (ODE) 7 Put on, therefore, the name of the Most High, and know Him, and you shall cross without danger, for the rivers will be subject to you. (ODE) 8 The Lord has bridged the… (ODE)
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