Ben Sira 39:23

23 But his wrath drives out the nations, as when he turned a watered land into salt.

Ben Sira 39:23 In-Context

21 No one can say, "What is this?' or "Why is that?'— for everything has been created for its own purpose.
22 "His blessing covers the dry land like a river, and drenches it like a flood.
23 But his wrath drives out the nations, as when he turned a watered land into salt.
24 To the faithful his ways are straight, but full of pitfalls for the wicked.
25 From the beginning good things were created for the good, but for sinners good things and bad.
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