Wisdom of Solomon 3:3-10
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3 And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
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4 For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality.
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5 And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.
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6 As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt offering.
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7 And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble.
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8 They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.
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9 They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth: and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him: for grace and mercy is to his saints, and he hath care for his elect.
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10 But the ungodly shall be punished according to their own imaginations, which have neglected the righteous, and forsaken the Lord.