Wisdom 5:17-23 (New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha)
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The Lord a will take his zeal as his whole armor, and will arm all creation to repel b his enemies;
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he will put on righteousness as a breastplate, and wear impartial justice as a helmet;
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he will take holiness as an invincible shield,
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and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with him to fight against his frenzied foes.
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Shafts of lightning will fly with true aim, and will leap from the clouds to the target, as from a well-drawn bow,
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and hailstones full of wrath will be hurled as from a catapult; the water of the sea will rage against them, and rivers will relentlessly overwhelm them;
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a mighty wind will rise against them, and like a tempest it will winnow them away. Lawlessness will lay waste the whole earth, and evildoing will overturn the thrones of rulers.
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