Wisdom 17:13

13 Expecting the worst, people prefer to remain ignorant of the cause of their torment.

Wisdom 17:13 In-Context

11 Wickedness is cowardly, condemned by its own witness. Distressed by conscience, the wicked person thinks everything is worse than it is.

12 Fear betrays our ability to help ourselves by thinking clearly.

13 Expecting the worst, people prefer to remain ignorant of the cause of their torment.

14 The night itself was powerless, rising up from the darkest corners of a hell that didn't really exist. As they slept the same sleep,

15 monsters from their own imaginations rose up and hunted them down. They were paralyzed with fear as their spirits failed them. A sudden and unexpected fear drenched their whole being.