Wisdom 18:9
Good News Translation
During all this time devout people from this righteous nation were secretly offering sacrifices, giving their word to each other that they would keep God's law and share each other's blessings and dangers. Already they were chanting those ancient hymns of praise.

New Revised Standard Version
For in secret the holy children of good people offered sacrifices, and with one accord agreed to the divine law, so that the saints would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers; and already they were singing the praises of the ancestors.

Contemporary English Version
At this time also, the wonderful ancestors of our holy nation secretly offered sacrifices to you, and all of them agreed to obey your Law, so that together they would share in the same blessings and dangers. Already they were singing hymns of praise to you,

New American Bible
For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice and carried out with one mind the divine institution, So that your holy ones should share alike the same blessings and dangers, once they had sung the ancestral hymns of praise.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the just children of good men were offering sacrifice secretly, and they unanimously ordered a law of justice: that the just should receive both good and evil alike, singing now the praises of the fathers.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For the just children of good men were offering sacrifice secretly, and they unanimously ordered a law of justice: that the just should receive both good and evil alike, singing now the praises of the fathers.

Wisdom 18:7
So thy people received the salvation of the just, and destruction of the unjust.

Wisdom 18:8
For as thou didst punish the adversaries so thou didst also encourage and glorify us.

Wisdom 18:10
But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable mourning was heard for the children that were bewailed.

Wisdom 18:11
And the servant suffered the same punishment as the master, and a common man suffered in like manner as the king.

Context
Wisdom 18
8For as thou didst punish the adversaries so thou didst also encourage and glorify us. 9For the just children of good men were offering sacrifice secretly, and they unanimously ordered a law of justice: that the just should receive both good and evil alike, singing now the praises of the fathers. 10But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable mourning was heard for the children that were bewailed.…
Cross References
Wisdom 18:7
So thy people received the salvation of the just, and destruction of the unjust.

Wisdom 18:8
For as thou didst punish the adversaries so thou didst also encourage and glorify us.

Wisdom 18:10
But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable mourning was heard for the children that were bewailed.

Wisdom 18:11
And the servant suffered the same punishment as the master, and a common man suffered in like manner as the king.



(Wisd. of Sol. Solomon W Wis)

Wisdom 18:8
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