Wisdom 10

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 This is he, who was formed first by God, the father of the world, who was alone when created; she preserved him,	1 She preseved him, that was first formed by God the father of the world, when he was created alone,
2 and led him out of his offense, and gave him the power to maintain all things.	2 And she brought him out of his sin, and gave him power to govern all things.
3 After this, when the unjust man withdrew from her in his anger, he perished through anger by the murder of his brother.	3 But when the unjust went away from her in his anger, he perished by the fury wherewith he murdered his brother.
4 Because of this, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it again, guiding the just by means of contemptible wood.	4 For whose cause, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it again, directing the course of the just by contemptible wood.
5 Moreover, when the nations had conspired together to consent to wickedness, she knew the just, and preserved him without blame before God, and preserved his strength out of mercy for his sons.	5 Moreover when the nations had conspired together to consent to wickedness, she knew the just, and preserved him without blame to God, and kept him strong against the compassion for his son.
6 She freed this just man from the destruction of the impious, fleeing descending fire in the Five Cities,	6 She delivered the just man who fled from the wicked that were perishing, when the fire came down upon Pentapolis:
7 which, as a testimony to their wickedness, is a constantly smoking desolate land, and the trees bear fruit at uncertain times, and a figure of salt stands as a monument to an unbelieving soul.	7 Whose land for a testimony of their wickedness is desolate, and smoketh to this day, and the trees bear fruits that ripen not, and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an incredulous soul.
8 For, in disregarding wisdom, they are fallen, not so much in this, that they were ignorant of good, but that they bequeathed to men a memorial of their foolishness, so that, in the things in which they sinned, they were unable to escape notice.	8 For regarding not wisdom, they did not only slip in this, that they were ignorant of good things, but they left also unto men a memorial of their folly, so that in the things in which they sinned, they could not so much as lie hid.
9 Yet wisdom has freed from sorrow those who are self-observant.	9 But wisdom hath delivered from sorrow them that attend upon her.
10 She led the just man, this fugitive of his brother’s wrath, by the right ways, and revealed to him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of holiness, honored him in his labors, and completed his labors.	10 She conducted the just, when he fled from his brother's wrath, through the right ways, and shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy things, made him honourable in his labours, and accomplished his labours.
11 In the midst of encircling deceit, she flowed around him and made him honest.	11 In the deceit of them that overreached him, she stood by him, and made him honourable.
12 She guarded him from his enemies, and she defended him from seducers, and she gave him a strong conflict so that he might overcome and might know that the power of all things is wisdom.	12 She kept him safe from his enemies, and she defended him from seducers, and gave him a strong conflict, that he might overcome, and know that wisdom is mightier than all.
13 She did not abandon the just man when he was sold, but freed him from sinners; she went down with him into the pit,	13 She forsook not the just when he was sold, but delivered him from sinners: she went down with him into the pit.
14 and she did not abandon him in chains, while she brought him the scepter of the kingdom and power against those who oppressed him, and revealed them to be liars who had dishonored him, and gave him everlasting glory.	14 And in bands she left him not, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him: and shewed them to be liars that had accused him, and gave him everlasting glory.
15 She freed this just people and the blameless offspring, from the nations that had oppressed them.	15 She delivered the just people, and blameless seed from the nations that oppressed them.
16 She entered the soul of the servant of God and stood against dreadful kings in the midst of portents and signs,	16 She entered into the soul of the servant of God, and stood against dreadful kings in wonders and signs.
17 and she rendered to the just the wages of their labors, and led them along a wondrous way; and she was to them, like a cover by day, and like the light of the stars by night.	17 And she rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night:
18 She carried them through the Red Sea, and led them across a great water.	18 And she brought them through the Red Sea, and carried them over through a great water.
19 But their enemies, she submerged in the sea, and from the furthest depths, she drew them up. Therefore, the just carried off the spoils of the impious.	19 But their enemies she drowned in the sea, and from the depth of hell she brought them out. Therefore the just took the spoils of the wicked.
20 And they chanted to your holy name, Lord, and they together praised your victorious hand,	20 And they sung to thy holy name, O Lord, and they praised with one accord thy victorious hand.
21 because wisdom opened the mouth of the mute, and made the speech of infants eloquent.	21 For wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of infants eloquent.