15 He is grievous to us even to look at, because his life is unlike other men’s, and his paths are strange. (WEB) 16 We were regarded by him as something worthless, and he abstains from our ways as from uncleanness. He calls the latter end of the righteous happy. He boasts that God is his father. (WEB) 17 Let’s see if his words are true. Let’s test what will happen at the end of his life. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 2:15–17
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