19 At another time even in the midst of water it burns more intensely than fire, that it may destroy the produce of an unrighteous land. (WEB) 20 Instead of these things, you gave your people angels’ food to eat, and you provided ready-to-eat bread for them from heaven without toil, having the virtue of every pleasant flavor, and agreeable to every taste. (WEB) 21 For your nature showed your sweetness toward your children, while that bread, serving the desire of the eater, changed itself according to every man’s choice. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 16:19–21
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Wisdom of Solomon 16:1–3
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2 Esdras 1:18–20
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