12 Their wives are foolish and their children are wicked. (WEB) 13 Their descendants are cursed. For the barren woman who is undefiled is happy, she who has not conceived in transgression. She will have fruit when God examines souls. (WEB) 14 So is the eunuch which has done no lawless deed with his hands, nor imagined wicked things against the Lord; for a precious gift will be given to him for his faithfulness, and a delightful inheritance in the Lord’s sanctuary. (WEB) 15 For good labors have fruit of great renown. The root of understanding can’t fail. (WEB) 16 But children of adulterers will not come to maturity. The seed of an unlawful union will vanish away. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 3:12–16
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