Wisdom 16:15-17

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁵ To escape from thy hand is impossible;
¹⁶ for the ungodly, refusing to know thee,
were scourged by the strength of thy arm,
pursued by unusual rains and hail and relentless storms,
and utterly consumed by fire.
¹⁷ For—most incredible of all—in the water, which quenches all things,
the fire had still greater effect,
for the universe defends the righteous.