Wisdom 3:10-19

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁰ But the ungodly will be punished as their reasoning deserves,
those who disregarded the righteous^[a]
and rebelled against the Lord;
¹¹ for those who despise wisdom and instruction are miserable.
Their hope is vain, their labors are unprofitable,
and their works are useless.
¹² Their wives are foolish, and their children evil;
¹³ their offspring are accursed.

For blessed is the barren woman who is undefiled,
who has not entered into a sinful union;
she will have fruit when God examines souls.
¹⁴ Blessed also is the eunuch whose hands have done no lawless deed,
and who has not devised wicked things against the Lord;
for special favor will be shown him for his faithfulness,
and a place of great delight in the temple of the Lord.
¹⁵ For the fruit of good labors is renowned,
and the root of understanding does not fail.
¹⁶ But children of adulterers will not come to maturity,
and the offspring of an unlawful union will perish.
¹⁷ Even if they live long they will be held of no account,
and finally their old age will be without honor.
¹⁸ If they die young, they will have no hope
and no consolation on the day of judgment.
¹⁹ For the end of an unrighteous generation is grievous.