Wisdom 4:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Their twigs shall be broken off untimely,
their fruit useless, unripe for eating,
fit for nothing.
6 For children born of lawless unions
give evidence of the wickedness of their parents, when they are examined.
C. On Early Death[a]
7 But the righteous one, though he die early, shall be at rest.(A)
Footnotes
- 4:7–19 Early death is not a punishment for the righteous because genuine old age is the attainment of perfection and early death is a preservation from corruption. The old age and death of the wicked, however, will not be honorable.
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