Wisdom 11:9

9 For when they were tried, though they were being disciplined in mercy, they learned how the ungodly were tormented when judged in wrath.

Wisdom 11:9 In-Context

7 in rebuke for the decree to slay the infants, thou gavest them abundant water unexpectedly,

8 showing by their thirst at that time how thou didst punish their enemies.

9 For when they were tried, though they were being disciplined in mercy, they learned how the ungodly were tormented when judged in wrath.

10 For thou didst test them as a father does in warning, but thou didst examine the ungodly as a stern king does in condemnation.

11 Whether absent or present, they were equally distressed,