1 She made their affairs prosper through the holy prophet.
2 They journeyed through the uninhabited desert, and in solitudes they pitched their tents;
3 they withstood enemies and took vengeance on their foes.
4 When they thirsted, they called upon you, and water was given them from the sheer rock, assuagement for their thirst from the hard stone.
5 For by the things through which their foes were punished they in their need were benefited.
6 Instead of a spring, when the perennial river was troubled with impure blood
7 as a rebuke to the decree for the slaying of infants, You gave them abundant water in an unhoped-for way,
8 once you had shown by the thirst they then had how you punished their adversaries.
9 For when they had been tried, though only mildly chastised, they recognized how the wicked, condemned in anger, were being tormented.
10 the latter you tested, admonishing them as a father; the former as a stern king you probed and condemned.
11 Both those afar off and those close by were afflicted:
12 For a twofold grief took hold of them and a groaning at the remembrance of the ones who had departed.
13 For when they heard that the cause of their own torments was a benefit to these others, they recognized the Lord.
14 Him who of old had been cast out in exposure they indeed mockingly rejected; but in the end of events, they marveled at him, since their thirst proved unlike that of the just.
15 And in return for their senseless, wicked thoughts, which misled them into worshiping dumb serpents and worthless insects, You sent upon them swarms of dumb creatures for vengeance;
16 that they might recognize that a man is punished by the very things through which he sins.
17 For not without means was your almighty hand, that had fashioned the universe from formless matter, to send upon them a drove of bears or fierce lions,
18 Or new-created, wrathful, unknown beasts to breathe forth fiery breath, Or pour out roaring smoke, or flash terrible sparks from their eyes.
19 Not only could these attack and completely destroy them; even their frightful appearance itself could slay.
20 Even without these, they could have been killed at a single blast, pursued by retribution and winnowed out by your mighty spirit; But you have disposed all things by measure and number and weight.
21 For with you great strength abides always; who can resist the might of your arm?
22 Indeed, before you the whole universe is as a grain from a balance, or a drop of morning dew come down upon the earth.
23 But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things; and you overlook the sins of men that they may repent.
24 For you love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made; for what you hated, you would not have fashioned.
25 And how could a thing remain, unless you willed it; or be preserved, had it not been called forth by you?
26 But you spare all things, because they are yours, O LORD and lover of 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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