Wisdom 11:3

3 They stood up to their enemies and fought them off.

Wisdom 11:3 In-Context

1 Wisdom brought success to the people of Israel through a holy prophet.
2 They traveled across a desert where no one lived and camped in places where no human being had ever been.
3 They stood up to their enemies and fought them off.
4 When your people grew thirsty, they called to you, Lord, and you gave them water flowing out of solid rock.
5 The disasters that punished the Egyptians saved your people when they were in trouble.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.