Wisdom 16

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¹ Therefore those men were deservedly punished through such creatures, and were tormented by a multitude of animals.	¹ Propter haec per his similia castigati sunt digne et per multitudinem bestiarum tormenta passi sunt.
² Instead of this punishment thou didst show kindness to thy people, and thou didst prepare quails to eat, a delicacy to satisfy the desire of appetite;	² Pro qua castigatione bene disponens populum tuum ad concupiscentiam delectamenti sui, novum saporem, escam parasti eis ortygometram:
³ in order that those men, when they desired food, might lose the least remnant of appetite because of the odious creatures sent to them, while thy people, after suffering want a short time, might partake of delicacies.	³ ut illi quidem concupiscentes escam propter foeditatem eorum animalium, quae missa sunt, etiam a necessaria concupiscentia averterentur; hi autem in brevi inopes facti etiam novam gustarent escam.
⁴ For it was necessary that upon those oppressors inexorable want should come, while to these it was merely shown how their enemies were being tormented.	⁴ Oportebat enim illis quidem sine excusatione supervenire interitum exercentibus tyrannidem, his autem tantum ostendere quemadmodum inimici eorum exterminabantur.
⁵ For when the terrible rage of wild beasts came upon thy people and they were being destroyed by the bites of writhing serpents, thy wrath did not continue to the end;	⁵ Etenim, cum illis supervenit saeva bestiarum ira, morsibus perversorum colubrorum exterminabantur; sed non in perpetuum ira tua permansit,
⁶ they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a token of deliverance to remind them of thy law's command.	⁶ sed ad correptionem in brevi turbati sunt, signum habentes salutis ad commemorationem mandati legis tuae.
⁷ For he who turned toward it was saved, not by what he saw, but by thee, the Savior of all.	⁷ Qui enim conversus est, non per hoc, quod videbat, sanabatur, sed per te omnium salvatorem.
⁸ And by this also thou didst convince our enemies that it is thou who deliverest from every evil.	⁸ In hoc autem ostendisti inimicis nostris quia tu es, qui liberas ab omni malo.
⁹ For they were killed by the bites of locusts and flies, and no healing was found for them, because they deserved to be punished by such things;	⁹ Illos enim locustarum et muscarum occiderunt morsus, et non est inventa sanitas animae illorum, quia digni erant ab huiusmodi exterminari;
¹⁰ but thy sons were not conquered even by the teeth of venomous serpents, for thy mercy came to their help and healed them.	¹⁰ filios autem tuos nec draconum venenatorum vicerunt dentes: misericordia enim tua adveniens sanabat illos.
¹¹ To remind them of thy oracles they were bitten, and then were quickly delivered, lest they should fall into deep forgetfulness and become unresponsive to thy kindness.	¹¹ In memoriam enim sermonum tuorum pungebantur et velociter salvabantur, ne in altam incidentes oblivionem non possent distrahi a tua beneficientia.
¹² For neither herb nor poultice cured them, but it was thy word, O Lord, which heals all men.	¹² Etenim neque herba neque malagma sanavit eos, sed tuus, Domine, sermo, qui sanat omnia.
¹³ For thou hast power over life and death; thou dost lead men down to the gates of Hades and back again.	¹³ Tu enim vitae et mortis habes potestatem, et deducis ad portas mortis et reducis.
¹⁴ A man in his wickedness kills another, but he cannot bring back the departed spirit, nor set free the imprisoned soul.	¹⁴ Homo autem occidit quidem per malitiam suam et spiritum, qui exierit, restituere non potest, nec liberare animam, quae recepta est.
¹⁵ To escape from thy hand is impossible;	¹⁵ Sed tuam manum effugere impossibile est:
¹⁶ for the ungodly, refusing to know thee, were scourged by the strength of thy arm, pursued by unusual rains and hail and relentless storms, and utterly consumed by fire.	¹⁶ negantes enim te nosse impii per fortitudinem brachii tui flagellati sunt, novis pluviis et grandinibus et imbribus persecutionem passi et per ignem consumpti.
¹⁷ For--most incredible of all--in the water, which quenches all things, the fire had still greater effect, for the universe defends the righteous.	¹⁷ Quod enim valde mirabile erat, in aqua, quae omnia exstinguit, plus ignis valebat; vindex est enim orbis iustorum.
¹⁸ At one time the flame was restrained, so that it might not consume the creatures sent against the ungodly, but that seeing this they might know that they were being pursued by the judgment of God;	¹⁸ Quodam enim tempore mansuetabatur flamma, ne combureret, quae ad impios missa erant, animalia, sed ut ipsi videntes scirent quoniam Dei iudicio patiuntur persecutionem.
¹⁹ and at another time even in the midst of water it burned more intensely than fire, to destroy the crops of the unrighteous land.	¹⁹ Quodam autem tempore et in medio aquarum supra virtutem ignis exardescit, ut iniquae terrae genimina exterminet.
²⁰ Instead of these things thou didst give thy people food of angels, and without their toil thou didst supply them from heaven with bread ready to eat, providing every pleasure and suited to every taste.	²⁰ Pro quibus angelorum esca nutrivisti populum tuum et paratum panem de caelo praestitisti illis sine labore, omne delectamentum in se habentem et ad omnem gustum aptum.
²¹ For thy sustenance manifested thy sweetness toward thy children; and the bread, ministering to the desire of the one who took it, was changed to suit every one's liking.	²¹ Substantia enim tua dulcedinem tuam in filios ostendebat; et deserviens sumentis voluntati, ad quod quisque volebat, convertebatur.
²² Snow and ice withstood fire without melting, so that they might know that the crops of their enemies were being destroyed by the fire that blazed in the hail and flashed in the showers of rain;	²² Nix autem et glacies sustinebant ignem et non tabescebant, ut scirent quoniam fructus inimicorum exterminabat ignis ardens in grandine et in pluviis coruscans;
²³ whereas the fire, in order that the righteous might be fed, even forgot its native power.	²³ hic autem iterum, ut nutrirentur iusti, etiam suae virtutis oblitus est.
²⁴ For creation, serving thee who hast made it, exerts itself to punish the unrighteous, and in kindness relaxes on behalf of those who trust in thee.	²⁴ Creatura enim tibi Factori deserviens invalescit in tormentum adversus iniustos et lenior fit ad benefaciendum pro his, qui in te confidunt.
²⁵ Therefore at that time also, changed into all forms, it served thy all-nourishing bounty, according to the desire of those who had need,	²⁵ Propter hoc, et tunc in omnia transfigurata, omnium nutrici gratiae tuae deserviebat ad voluntatem eorum, qui a te desiderabant,
²⁶ so that thy sons, whom thou didst love, O Lord, might learn that it is not the production of crops that feeds man, but that thy word preserves those who trust in thee.	²⁶ ut discerent filii tui, quos dilexisti, Domine, quoniam non nativitates fructuum pascunt homines, sed sermo tuus credentes in te conservat.
²⁷ For what was not destroyed by fire was melted when simply warmed by a fleeting ray of the sun,	²⁷ Quod enim ab igne non poterat exterminari, statim ab exiguo radio solis calefactum tabescebat,
²⁸ to make it known that one must rise before the sun to give thee thanks, and must pray to thee at the dawning of the light;	²⁸ ut notum esset quoniam oportet praevenire solem ad benedictionem tuam et ad ortum lucis te adorare.
²⁹ for the hope of an ungrateful man will melt like wintry frost, and flow away like waste water.	²⁹ Ingrati enim spes tamquam hibernalis glacies tabescet et disperiet tamquam aqua supervacua.

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