Wisdom 12:10-12

New Catholic Bible

¹⁰ But by carrying out your sentence in stages,
    you gave them the chance to repent.
You were well aware that they came from an evil stock,
    and that their wickedness was innate,
and that their way of thinking would never change,
¹¹     for they were an accursed race from the beginning.

Again, it was not because of fear of anyone
    that you allowed their sins to go unpunished.
¹² For who can say to you: “What have you done?”
    or who can challenge your judgment?
Who can bring accusation against you
    when the nations you have created are destroyed?
Or who can come into your presence
    as the defender of the wicked?