Wisdom 4:17-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 For they will see the death of the wise one
and will not understand what the Lord intended,
or why he kept him safe.
18 They will see, and hold him in contempt;
but the Lord will laugh them to scorn.(A)
19 And they shall afterward become dishonored corpses(B)
and an unceasing mockery among the dead.
For he shall strike them down speechless and prostrate(C)
and rock them to their foundations;
They shall be utterly laid waste
and shall be in grief
and their memory shall perish.
The Judgment of the Wicked
20 Fearful shall they come, at the counting up of their sins,
and their lawless deeds shall convict them to their face.
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