Wisdom of Solomon

5:1 Then shal the righteous man stand in great boldnesse, before the face of such as haue afflicted him, and made no account of his labours.

5:1 Then shall the righteous man stand in great boldness before the face of such as have afflicted him, and made no account of his labours.

5:2 When they see it, they shalbe troubled with terrible feare, & shall be amazed at the strangenesse of his saluation, so farre beyond all that they looked for.

5:2 When they see it, they shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the strangeness of his salvation, so far beyond all that they looked for.

5:3 And they repenting, and groning for anguish of spirit, shall say within themselues, This was he whom wee had sometimes in derision, and a prouerbe of reproch.

5:3 And they repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within themselves, This was he, whom we had sometimes in derision, and a proverb of reproach:

5:4 We fooles accounted his life madnes, and his end to be without honour.

5:4 We fools accounted his life madness, and his end to be without honour:

5:5 How is hee numbred among the children of God, and his lot is among the Saints?

5:5 How is he numbered among the children of God, and his lot is among the saints!

5:6 Therefore haue wee erred from the way of trueth, and the light of righteousnesse hath not shined vnto vs, and the Sunne of righteousnesse rose not vpon vs.

5:6 Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of righteousness rose not upon us.

5:7 We wearied ourselues in the way of wickednesse, and destruction: yea, we haue gone through deserts, where there lay no way: but as for the way of the Lord, we haue not knowen it.

5:7 We wearied ourselves in the way of wickedness and destruction: yea, we have gone through deserts, where there lay no way: but as for the way of the Lord, we have not known it.

5:8 What hath pride profited vs? or what good hath riches with [our] vaunting brought vs?

5:8 What hath pride profited us? or what good hath riches with our vaunting brought us?

5:9 All those things are passed away like a shadow, and as a Poste that hasted by.

5:9 All those things are passed away like a shadow, and as a post that hasted by;

5:10 And as a ship that passeth ouer the waues of the water, which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot bee found: neither the path way of the keele in the waues.

5:10 And as a ship that passeth over the waves of the water, which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found, neither the pathway of the keel in the waves;

5:11 Or as when a bird hath flowen thorow the aire, there is no token of her way to be found, but the light aire being beaten with the stroke of her wings, and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed thorow, and therin afterwards no signe where she went, is to be found.

5:11 Or as when a bird hath flown through the air, there is no token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterwards no sign where she went is to be found;

5:12 Or like as when an arrow is shot at a marke, it parteth the aire, which immediatly commeth together againe: so that a man cannot know where it went thorow:

5:12 Or like as when an arrow is shot at a mark, it parteth the air, which immediately cometh together again, so that a man cannot know where it went through:

5:13 Euen so we in like maner, assoone as we were borne, began to draw to our end, and had no signe of vertue to shew: but were consumed in our owne wickednesse.

5:13 Even so we in like manner, as soon as we were born, began to draw to our end, and had no sign of virtue to shew; but were consumed in our own wickedness.

5:14 For the hope of the vngodly is like dust that is blowen away with ye wind, like a thinne froth that is driuen away with ye storme: like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest, and passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tarieth but a day.

5:14 For the hope of the Godly is like dust that is blown away with the wind; like a thin froth that is driven away with the storm; like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest, and passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tarrieth but a day.

5:15 But ye righteous liue for euermore, their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High.

5:15 But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High.

5:16 Therfore shall they receiue a glorious kingdome, & a beautiful crowne from the Lords hande: for with his right hand shall he couer them, and with his arme shall he protect them.

5:16 Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them.

5:17 He shall take to him his ielousie for coplete armour, & make the creature his weapon for the reuenge of his enemies.

5:17 He shall take to him his jealousy for complete armour, and make the creature his weapon for the revenge of his enemies.

5:18 He shal put on righteousnesse as a brestplate, and true iudgement in stead of an helmet.

5:18 He shall put on righteousness as a breastplate, and true judgment instead of an helmet.

5:19 He shall take holinesse for an inuincible shield.

5:19 He shall take holiness for an invincible shield.

5:20 His seuere wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the vnwise.

5:20 His severe wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the unwise.

5:21 Then shal the right-aiming thunder bolts goe abroad, and from the cloudes, as from a well-drawen bow, shall they flie to the marke.

5:21 Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; and from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark.

5:22 And hailestones full of wrath shal be cast [as] out of a stonebow, and the water of the Sea shall rage against them, & the floods shall cruelly drowne them.

5:22 And hailstones full of wrath shall be cast as out of a stone bow, and the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the floods shall cruelly drown them.

5:23 Yea a mightie wind shall stand vp against them, & like a storme shall blow them away: thus iniquity shal lay wast the whole earth, and ill dealing shall ouerthrow the thrones of the mightie.

5:23 Yea, a mighty wind shall stand up against them, and like a storm shall blow them away: thus iniquity shall lay waste the whole earth, and ill dealing shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty.