5 Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours.

² These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation.

³ Saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they, whom we had some time in derision, and for a parable of reproach.

⁴ We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honour.

⁵ Behold how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints.

⁶ Therefore we have erred from the way of truth, and the light of justice hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding hath not risen upon us.

⁷ We wearied ourselves in the way of iniquity and destruction, and have walked through hard ways, but the way of the Lord we have not known.

⁸ What hath pride profited us? or what advantage hath the boasting of riches brought us?

¹⁵ For the hope of the wicked is as dust, which is blown away with the wind, and as a thin froth which is dispersed by the storm: and a smoke that is scattered abroad by the wind: and as the remembrance of a guest of one day that passeth by.

¹⁶ But the just shall live for evermore: and their reward is with the Lord, and the care of them with the most High.

¹⁷ Therefore shall they receive a kingdom of glory, and a crown of beauty at the hand of the Lord: for with his right hand he will cover them, and with his holy arm he will defend them.

¹⁸ And his zeal will take armour, and he will arm the creature for the revenge of his enemies.

¹⁹ He will put on justice as a breastplate, and will take true judgment instead of a helmet.

²⁰ He will take equity for an invincible shield:

²¹ And he will sharpen his severe wrath for a spear, and the whole world shall fight with him against the unwise.

²² Then shafts of lightning shall go directly from the clouds, as from a bow well bent, they shall be shot out, and shall fly to the mark.

²³ And thick hail shall be cast upon them from the stone casting wrath: the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the rivers shall run together in a terrible manner.