17 For the ungodly will see a wise man’s end, and won’t understand what the Lord planned for him, and why he safely kept him. (WEB) 18 They will see, and they will despise; but the Lord will laugh them to scorn. After this, they will become a dishonored carcass and a reproach among the dead forever; (WEB) 19 because he will dash them speechless to the ground, and will shake them from the foundations. They will lie utterly waste. They will be in anguish and their memory will perish. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 4:17–19
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