Wisdom 3:10–19
10But the ungodly will be punished even as their reasoning deserves, those who neglected righteousness and revolted from the Lord;↗
11for he who despises wisdom and discipline is miserable. Their hope is void and their toils unprofitable. Their works are useless.↗
12Their wives are foolish and their children are wicked.↗
13Their descendants are cursed. For the barren woman who is undefiled is happy, she who has not conceived in transgression. She will have fruit when God examines souls.↗
14So is the eunuch which has done no lawless deed with his hands, nor imagined wicked things against the Lord; for a precious gift will be given to him for his faithfulness, and a delightful inheritance in the Lord’s sanctuary.↗
15For good labors have fruit of great renown. The root of understanding can’t fail.↗
16But children of adulterers will not come to maturity. The seed of an unlawful union will vanish away.↗
17For if they live long, they will not be esteemed, and in the end, their old age will be without honor.↗
18If they die young, they will have no hope, nor consolation in the day of judgment.↗
19For the end of an unrighteous generation is always grievous.↗
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