Wisdom of Solomon

Wisdom of Solomon 16:4

ἔδει γὰρ ἐκείνοις μὲν ἀπαραίτητον ἔνδειαν ἐπελθεῖν τυραννοῦσι, τούτοις δὲ μόνον δειχθῆναι πῶς οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτῶν ἐβασανίζοντο.
King James Version (KJV)

For it was requisite, that upon them exercising tyranny should come penury, which they could not avoid: but to these it should only be shewed how their enemies were tormented.

Modern English

For it was fitting that scarcity, which they could not escape, should come upon those who practiced tyranny, while your people would only need to witness how their enemies were tormented.

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