Wisdom 5:20
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He will sharpen his fierce anger into a sword. The cosmos itself will join with him to defeat those who have wandered from reason.
He will take equity for an invincible shield:
He will sharpen his stern anger into a sword, and the forces of nature will join him in battle against those who are foolish enough to oppose him.
and sharpen his sudden anger for a sword. The universe will war with him against the foolhardy;
and sharpen unrelenting wrath for a sword, and the whole world will unite with him to fight against the reckless.
and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with him to fight against his frenzied foes.
and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with him to fight against his frenzied foes.
and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with him to fight against his frenzied foes.
and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and the world will join him to fight against the senseless.
and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with him to fight against the madmen.
and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with him to fight against the madmen.
forsooth he shall whet hard wrath into a spear, and the world shall fight with him against unwitty (or unwitting) men. [he shall sharpen forsooth hard wrath into a spear, and the roundness of (the) earth’s shall fight with him against the unwise.]
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