13 So we also, as soon as we were born, ceased to be; and we had no sign of virtue to show, but we were utterly consumed in our wickedness.” (WEB) 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 reward is in the Lord, and the care for them with the Most High. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 5:13–15
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