1
She preserved the first-formed father of the world, who was created alone, and brought him out of his fall,
2
and gave him power to rule all things.
3
But when the unrighteous went away from her in his anger, he perished also in the fury wherewith he murdered his brother.
4
For such cause the earth being drowned with the flood, wisdom again preserved it, and directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value.
5
Moreover, the nations in their wicked conspiracy being confounded, she found out the righteous, and preserved him blameless unto God, and kept him strong against his tender compassion toward his son.
6
When the ungodly perished, she delivered the righteous man, who fled from the fire which fell down upon the five cities.
7
Of such wickedness, even to this day, the wasteland that smoketh is a testimony, and plants bearing fruit that never come to ripeness; and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an unbelieving soul.
8
For regarding not wisdom, they got not only this hurt, that they knew not the things which were good, but also left behind them to the world a memorial of their foolishness, so that in the things wherein they offended they could not so much as be hid.