1 She directed their works in the hands of the holy prophet.
2 They made a path through desolate areas, which were uninhabited, and set up their homes in remote places.
3 They stood firm against the enemy, and vindicated themselves from their adversaries.
4 They thirsted, and they called upon you, and water was given them out of the deepest rock, and respite from thirst out of the hard stone.
5 For through water, their enemies had been punished, by the corruption of their drinking water; and so, among them, when the sons of Israel lacked the abundance they would have had, their enemies rejoiced;
6 yet though water, when they were in need, it turned out well for them.
7 For instead of a fountain, even everlasting in flow, you gave human blood to the unjust,
8 and while they would be crushed into disgrace because of the murdering of infants, you unexpectedly gave your own abundant water,
9 revealing through the thirst, which occurred at that time, how you would exalt your own and would kill their adversaries.
10 For when they were being tested, and even when receiving merciful correction, they knew in what way, when your wrath judged the impious, they would suffer torments.
11 For these, advising like a father, you approved; but the others, interrogating like a severe king, you condemned.
12 For whether absent or present, they were tortured alike.
13 For they had received double: weariness and groaning in the remembrance of things past.
14 For when they paid attention to their punishments, to attend to their own benefit, they called to mind the Lord, admiring the end result.
15 For though they showed scorn by throwing out distorted statements, in the end they were amazed at the result, but this is not the same as thirsting for justice.
16 For according to the thinking of their irrational iniquity, because some, going astray, were worshiping mute serpents and worthless beasts, you sent upon them a multitude of mute beasts for vengeance,
17 so that they might know that by whatever things a man sins, by the same also is he tormented.
18 For it was not impossible for your all-powerful hand, which created the world from unknown material, to send forth upon them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions,
19 or, in anger, beasts of a new kind, massive and strange, either breathing out a fiery vapor, or sending forth an odorous smoke, or shooting horrible sparks from their eyes;
20 whereby, not only wounds would be able to destroy them, but also the very sight would kill them through fear.
21 Yet, even without these, they could have been killed with one breath, suffering persecution of their own making and being scattered by your spirit of virtue; but you have ordered all things in size and number and weight.
22 Though many are strong, you alone always overcome. And who will withstand the strength of your arm?
23 For, like a tiny grain on a scale, just so is the world before you, and like a drop dew before dawn, which descends upon the earth.
24 But you are merciful to all, because you can do all, and you dismiss the sins of man because of repentance.
25 For you love all things that are, and you hate nothing of the things you have made; for you would not have created or established anything that you hated.
26 For how could anything endure, except by your will? Or what, having been called by you not to exist, would be preserved?
27 Yet you spare all things, because they are yours, O Lord, who loves souls.
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Chapter 11 of the Wisdom Book presents a reflection on divine action in the history of humanity, showing how God leads and protects his people. Moreover, the importance of recognizing the greatness of God and relying on his wisdom stands out. Following are five verses related to these themes:
Psalm 139:5: "You have surrounded me behind and on, and put your hand over me." This verse highlights God's action in people's lives, protecting them and taking care of them.
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust the Lord of all your heart, and do not stir in your own understanding. Recognizes him in all your ways, and he will straighten your paths." This verse shows the importance of trusting God and recognizing his wisdom, allowing him to direct our ways.
Isaiah 55:8-9: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways my ways, says the Lord. For, just as heaven are higher than the earth, so are my ways the most High than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. " This verse emphasizes the greatness and wisdom of God, showing that their ways are higher and wiser than ours.
Romans 11:33-34: "O depth of riches, both wisdom, and of the science of God! How unsetable their judgments are, and how unscructable, their ways! your counselor? " This verse highlights the wisdom and greatness of God, showing that their ways are unfathomable and that no one can completely understand their plans.
Ephesians 3:20-21: "Now, to the one who is powerful to do everything much more abundantly beyond what we ask or think, according to the power that operates in us, to this glory in the Church, by Jesus Christ, in all generations, forever and ever. Amen! " This verse highlights God's greatness and ability to do much more than we can ask or think, showing that we can fully trust his wisdom and power.
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