13 Punishments came upon the sinners, not without the signs that were given beforehand by the violence of the thunder, for they justly suffered through their own wickednesses, for the hatred which they practiced toward guests was grievous indeed. (WEB) 14 For while the others didn’t receive the strangers when they came to them, the Egyptians made slaves of guests who were their benefactors. (WEB) 15 And not only so, but while punishment of some sort will come upon the former, since they received as enemies those who were aliens; (WEB) 16 because these first welcomed with feastings, and then afflicted with dreadful toils, those who had already shared with them in the same rights. (WEB) 17 And moreover they were stricken with loss of sight (even as were those others at the righteous man’s doors), when, being surrounded with yawning darkness, they each looked for the passage through his own door. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 19:13–17
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