5
Even when the terrible fury of beasts overwhelmed your people and they were perishing from the stings of coiled serpents, your anger didn't last long.
6
They were terrified only for a little while as a warning, since they had the sign of their salvation as a reminder of the command of your Law.
7
Those who turned to that sign were saved not by what they saw but by you, the savior of all.
8
In this way, you persuaded our enemies that you are the only one who rescues people from every evil.
9
Our enemies died when they were bitten by locusts and flies. There was no healing that was able to keep them alive. They deserved to be punished by those insects.