To the end, that they indeed desiring food, by means of those things that were shewn and sent among them, might loath even that which was necessary to satisfy their desire. But these, after suffering want for a short time, tasted a new meat.

Wisdom 16:1
For these things, and by the like things to these, they were worthily punished, and were destroyed by a multitude of beasts.

Wisdom 16:2
Instead of which punishment, dealing well with thy people, thou gavest them their desire of delicious food, of a new taste, preparing for them quails for their meat:

Wisdom 16:4
For it was requisite that inevitable destruction should come upon them that exercised tyranny: but to these it should only be shewn how their enemies were destroyed.

Wisdom 16:5
For when the fierce rage of beasts came upon these, they were destroyed by the bitings of crooked serpents.