Wisdom 4:14-16

Good News Translation

¹⁴ The Lord was pleased with Enoch's life and quickly took him out of this wicked world. People were aware of his departure but didn't understand. They never seemed to learn the lesson ¹⁵ that God is kind and merciful to his own people; he protects those whom he has chosen.

The Fate of the Wicked

¹⁶ Even when righteous people are dead and gone, they put to shame the wicked people who live on after them. In their old age the wicked will be disgraced by young people who have already achieved perfection.