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.