1 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will touch them. (WEB) 2 In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died. Their departure was considered a disaster, (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 3:1–2
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Wisdom of Solomon 5:14–16
14 Because the hope of the ungodly man is like chaff carried by the wind, and as foam vanishing before a tempest; and is scattered like smoke by the wind, and passes by as the remembrance of a guest who stays just a day. (WEB) 15 But the righteous live forever. Their rewa… (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 4:6–8
6 For unlawfully conceived children are witnesses of wickedness against parents when they are investigated. (WEB) 7 But a righteous man, even if he dies before his time, will be at rest. (WEB) 8 For honorable old age is not that which stands in length of time, nor is its measure… (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 3:17–19
17 For if they live long, they will not be esteemed, and in the end, their old age will be without honor. (WEB) 18 If they die young, they will have no hope, nor consolation in the day of judgment. (WEB) 19 For the end of an unrighteous generation is always grievous. (WEB)
Sirach 44:13–15
13 Their offspring will remain forever. Their glory won’t be blotted out. (WEB) 14 Their bodies were buried in peace. Their name lives to all generations. (WEB) 15 People will declare their wisdom. The congregation proclaims their praise. (WEB)
2 Baruch 51:13–15
13 excellency in the righteous surpassing that in the angels. For the first shall receive the last, those whom they were expecting, and the last those of whom they used to hear that they had passed away. (2BA) 14 For they have been delivered from this world of tribulation… (2BA)
Book of Enoch 102:10–11
10 Have ye seen the righteous how their end falls out, that no manner of violence is found in them till their death? 11. ‘Nevertheless they perished and became as though they had not been, and their spirits descended into Sheol in tribulation.’ (ENO) 11 ‘Nevertheless they… (ENO)
Wisdom of Solomon 2:1–2
1 For they said within themselves, with unsound reasoning, “Our life is short and sorrowful. There is no healing when a man comes to his end, and no one was ever known who was released from Hades. (WEB) 2 Because we were born by mere chance, and hereafter we will be as… (WEB)
Baruch 3:27–29
27 God didn’t choose these, nor did he give the way of knowledge to them, (WEB) 28 so they perished, because they had no wisdom. They perished through their own foolishness. (WEB) 29 Who has gone up into heaven, taken her, and brought her down from the clouds? (WEB)
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