Wis 3:1 

But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and 

there shall no torment touch them. 

Wis 3:2 

In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their 

departure is taken for misery, 

Wis 3:3 

And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are 

in peace. 

Wis 3:4 

For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their 

hope full of immortality. 

Wis 3:5 

And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly 

rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for 

himself. 

Wis 3:6 

As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them 

as a burnt offering. 

Wis 3:7 

And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run 

to and fro like sparks among the stubble. 

Wis 3:8 

They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the 

people, and their Lord shall reign for ever. 

Wis 3:9 

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. 

Wis 3:10 

But the ungodly shall be punished according to their own 

imaginations, which have neglected the righteous, and forsaken 

the Lord. 

Wis 3:11 

For whoso despiseth wisdom and nurture, he is miserable, and 

their hope is vain, their labours unfruitful, and their works 

unprofitable: 

Wis 3:12 

Their wives are foolish, and their children wicked: 

Wis 3:13 

Their offspring is cursed. Wherefore blessed is the barren 

that is undefiled, which hath not known the sinful bed: she 

shall have fruit in the visitation of souls. 

Wis 3:14 

And blessed is the eunuch, which with his hands hath wrought 

no iniquity, nor imagined wicked things against God: for unto 

him shall be given the special gift of faith, and an inheritance 

in the temple of the Lord more acceptable to his mind. 

Wis 3:15 

For glorious is the fruit of good labours: and the root of 

wisdom shall never fall away. 

Wis 3:16 

As for the children of adulterers, they shall not come to 

their perfection, and the seed of an unrighteous bed shall be 

rooted out. 

Wis 3:17 

For though they live long, yet shall they be nothing 

regarded: and their last age shall be without honour. 

Wis 3:18 

Or, if they die quickly, they have no hope, neither comfort 

in the day of trial. 

Wis 3:19 

For horrible is the end of the unrighteous generation.