Wisdom of Solomon 11 — WBMSE
11Verse 1He (ad)dressed (or directed) the works of them, in the hands of an holy prophet. [It right-ruled the works of them, in the hands of the holy prophet.]Verse 2They made journey by deserts, that were not inhabited; and they made little houses, or cottages, in desert places.Verse 3They stood against kings, and a-venged them(selves) of (their) enemies. [They stood against enemies, and of the enemies they venged themselves.]Verse 4They thirsted, and they inwardly called thee; and water (out) of (or from) a full high stone was given to them, and (the) rest of thirst was given to them(out) of (or from) an hard stone.Verse 5For by which things the enemies of them suffered pains, for (the) default-[ing] of their drink, and the sons of Israel were glad, when they had plenty; by these things, when these failed to those enemies, it was done well with them.Verse 6For soothly for the well of everlasting flood, thou gavest man’s blood to unjust men.Verse 7And when they were made less [or diminished], in the leading away of young children slain, thou gavest suddenly plenteous water to them [or thou gave to them abounding water in manner not hoped (for)];Verse 8and showedest by the thirst, that was then, how thou wouldest enhance thy servants, and wouldest slay the adversaries of them.Verse 9For when they were assayed, soothly they took chastising with mercy; they knew, how wicked [or unpious] men deemed with ire [or with wrath], should suffer torments.Verse 10Soothly thou admonishing as a father, provedest these men; but thou as an hard king asking condemnedest them (or the others).Verse 11For why men absent and men present were tormented in like manner.Verse 12For why double annoyance (or troubles) had taken them, and wailing with the mind (or the remembrance) of things passed.Verse 13Soothly when they heard, that it was done well with themselves by their torments, they bethought on the Lord, and wondered on the end of the out-going.Verse 14For at the end of the befalling, they worshipped (or honoured) him, whom they scorned (had) cast out in shrewd (or depraved) putting forth; and thou didest not in like manner to just men.Verse 15Forsooth for unwise thoughts the wickednesses of them were punished; for some men erring worshipped dumb serpents [or adders], and superfluous beasts, thou sentest into them a multi-tude of dumb beasts, into vengeance;Verse 16(so) that they should know, that by what things a man sinneth, he is tormented also by these things [or by those things also he shall be tormented].Verse 17For why thine hand almighty [or thine almighty hand], that made the world of matter unseen, was not un-mighty to send into them a multitude of bears, either [or] hardy lions,Verse 18either beasts of new kind full of ire, and unknown beasts, either beasts frothing heat of fires, either bringing forth the odour of smoke, either sending out from the eyes hideous sparkles (or sparks); [or of new kind of unknown beasts, and full of wrath, or spitting breathing(s) of fires, or bringing forth smell of smoke, or putting out grizzly (or dreadful) sparks from (the) eyes;]Verse 19of which beasts not only the hurting might destroy them, but also the sight [or the looking] might slay by dread.Verse 20For why and without these beasts they might be slain by one spirit, and suffer persecution of those (or by them for) their own deeds, and be scattered by the spirit of thy virtue (or by the breath of thy power). But also thou hast disposed all things in measure, and in number, and in weight;Verse 21for it was left ever to thee alone to be able to do much; and who shall against-stand the virtue (or the power) of thine arm?Verse 22For as the tongue (or a pointer) of a balance, so is the world before thee; and as a drop of dew rising before the light [or and as a drop of morrowtide dew], that cometh down into (or onto the) earth.Verse 23And thou hast mercy of (or for) all things (or for all), for thou mayest or thou be able to (do) all things; and thou dissemblest, either forbearest, the sins of men, for penance.Verse 24For thou lovest all things that be, and thou hatest nothing of those, that thou madest; for thou not hating any-thing ordainedest, either madest.Verse 25But how might anything dwell, no but thou wouldest? or but if thou wouldest? (or if thou haddest not willed it?) either how should a thing be kept, that were not called of (or by) thee?Verse 26But, Lord, thou lovest souls, thou sparest all things; for those things be thine.