Wisdom of Solomon 12:20
“The book of Exodus narrates how the Lord, through Moses and Aaron, struck the Egyptians, namely, the enemies of God’s people with ten plagues, and at times allowed them to breathe amidst these plagues, so that, having been chastised, they might be corrected. But because they persisted in wickedness, they were destroye…”
20For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children, and the condemned to death, with such deliberation, giving them time and place, whereby they might be delivered from their malice:
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18But thou, mastering thy power, judgest with equity, and orderest us with great favour: for thou mayest use power when thou wilt.
19But by such works hast thou taught thy people that the just man should be merciful, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope that thou givest repentance for sins.
— Wisdom of Solomon 12:20 —
21With how great circumspection didst thou judge thine own sons, unto whose fathers thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises?
22Therefore, whereas thou dost chasten us, thou scourgest our enemies a thousand times more, to the intent that, when we judge, we should carefully think of thy goodness, and when we ourselves are judged, we should look for mercy.