Wis 19:1 

As for the ungodly, wrath came upon them without mercy unto 

the end: for he knew before what they would do; 

Wis 19:2 

How that having given them leave to depart, and sent them 

hastily away, they would repent and pursue them. 

Wis 19:3 

For whilst they were yet mourning and making lamentation at 

the graves of the dead, they added another foolish device, and 

pursued them as fugitives, whom they had intreated to be gone. 

Wis 19:4 

For the destiny, whereof they were worthy, drew them unto 

this end, and made them forget the things that had already 

happened, that they might fulfil the punishment which was 

wanting to their torments: 

Wis 19:5 

And that thy people might pass a wonderful way: but they 

might find a strange death. 

Wis 19:6 

For the whole creature in his proper kind was fashioned again 

anew, serving the peculiar commandments that were given unto 

them, that thy children might be kept without hurt: 

Wis 19:7 

As namely, a cloud shadowing the camp; and where water stood 

before, dry land appeared; and out of the Red sea a way without 

impediment; and out of the violent stream a green field: 

Wis 19:8 

Wherethrough all the people went that were defended with thy 

hand, seeing thy marvellous strange wonders. 

Wis 19:9 

For they went at large like horses, and leaped like lambs, 

praising thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them. 

Wis 19:10 

For they were yet mindful of the things that were done while 

they sojourned in the strange land, how the ground brought forth 

flies instead of cattle, and how the river cast up a multitude 

of frogs instead of fishes. 

Wis 19:11 

But afterwards they saw a new generation of fowls, when, 

being led with their appetite, they asked delicate meats. 

Wis 19:12 

For quails came up unto them from the sea for their 

contentment. 

Wis 19:13 

And punishments came upon the sinners not without former 

signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly 

according to their own wickedness, insomuch as they used a more 

hard and hateful behaviour toward strangers. 

Wis 19:14 

For the Sodomites did not receive those, whom they knew not 

when they came: but these brought friends into bondage, that had 

well deserved of them. 

Wis 19:15 

And not only so, but peradventure some respect shall be had 

of those, because they used strangers not friendly: 

Wis 19:16 

But these very grievously afflicted them, whom they had 

received with feastings, and were already made partakers of the 

same laws with them. 

Wis 19:17 

Therefore even with blindness were these stricken, as those 

were at the doors of the righteous man: when, being compassed 

about with horrible great darkness, every one sought the passage 

of his own doors. 

Wis 19:18 

For the elements were changed in themselves by a kind of 

harmony, like as in a psaltery notes change the name of the 

tune, and yet are always sounds; which may well be perceived by 

the sight of the things that have been done. 

Wis 19:19 

For earthly things were turned into watery, and the things, 

that before swam in the water, now went upon the ground. 

Wis 19:20 

The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: 

and the water forgat his own quenching nature. 

Wis 19:21 

On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of the 

corruptible living things, though they walked therein; neither 

melted they the icy kind of heavenly meat that was of nature apt 

to melt. 

Wis 19:22 

For in all things, O Lord, thou didst magnify thy people, and 

glorify them, neither didst thou lightly regard them: but didst 

assist them in every time and place.