Wisdom 5:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 See how he is accounted among the heavenly beings;[a]
how his lot is with the holy ones!(A)
6 We, then, have strayed from the way of truth,(B)
and the light of righteousness did not shine for us,
and the sun did not rise for us.(C)
7 We were entangled in the thorns of mischief and of ruin;
we journeyed through trackless deserts,
but the way of the Lord we never knew.
Footnotes
- 5:5 Heavenly beings: lit., “sons of God.” These are the holy ones, members of the heavenly court, among whom the righteous are to be found. A bodily resurrection does not seem to be envisioned.
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