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 19:17
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Wisdom of Solomon 17:20–21
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2 Baruch 46:1–3
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Job 12:24–25
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