Wisdom 18:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² They were grateful that your holy ones had not done them any injury despite being previously wronged,
    and they asked forgiveness for having been their enemies.
³ Instead of darkness, you provided for your people a pillar of fire
    to guide them on their unfamiliar journey,
    and a gentle sun for their glorious pilgrimage.
⁴ But their enemies deserved to be denied light and to be incarcerated in darkness,
    for they had made prisoners of your children
    through whom the incorruptible light of your law was to be given to the world.^[a]