7 Famine and sword and pestilence shall be far from the righteous, For they shall flee away from the pious as men pursued in war; (PSS) 8 But they shall pursue sinners and overtake them, And they that do lawlessness shall not escape the judgement of God; (PSS) 9 As by enemies experienced in war shall they be overtaken, For the mark of destruction is upon their forehead. (PSS)
Psalms of Solomon 15:7–9
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