Wisdom of Solomon 11:16
“If it happens that the yoke of Christ seems to us neither light nor sweet, this must be attributed to our obstinacy. Affected as we are by diffidence and by lack of faith regarding his precept, indeed his counsel, which says, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell (that is, abandon) all of your belongings, then come and…”
Source: Septuagint
16That they might know, that wherewithal a man sinneth, by the same shall he be punished.
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14For whom they rejected with scorn, when he was long before thrown out at the casting forth of the infants, Him in the end, when they saw what came to pass, they admired.
15But for the foolish devices of their wickedness, Wherewith being deceived they worshiped serpents void of reason, and vile beasts, Thou didst send a multitude of unreasonable beasts upon them for vengeance:
— Wisdom of Solomon 11:16 —
17For thy Almighty hand, That made the world of matter without form, Wanted not means to send among them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions,
18Or unknown wild beasts, full of rage, newly created, Breathing out either a fiery vapor, Or filthy scents of scattered smoke, Or shooting horrible sparkles out of their eyes: