Wisdom 14:5

5 Nevertheless Thou wouldest not that the works of Thy wisdom should be idle; and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood and, passing the rough sea in a weak vessel, are saved.

Wisdom 14:5 In-Context

3 But Thy providence, O Father, governeth it; for Thou hast made a way in the sea and a safe path in the waves,

4 showing that Thou canst save from all danger, yea, though a man went to sea without art.

5 Nevertheless Thou wouldest not that the works of Thy wisdom should be idle; and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood and, passing the rough sea in a weak vessel, are saved.

6 For in the old times also when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world, governed by Thy hand, escaped in a weak vessel and left to all ages a seed of generation;

7 for blessed is the wood whereby righteousness cometh.