Good News Translation
But this was not necessary. You could have pursued them with your justice or struck them dead at the slightest hint of your power. But you have chosen to measure, count, and weigh everything you do.

New Revised Standard Version
Even apart from these, people could fall at a single breath when pursued by justice and scattered by the breath of your power. But you have arranged all things by measure and number and weight.

Contemporary English Version
In fact, you could have wiped out the Egyptians with a single breath, while you were scattering them with your power and treating them as they deserved. But you do everything fairly and according to the laws of nature that you created.

New American Bible
Not only could these attack and completely destroy them; even their frightful appearance itself could slay.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Whereof not only the hurt might be able to destroy them, but also the very sight might kill them through fear.

Whereof not only the hurt might be able to destroy them, but also the very sight might kill them through fear.

Wisdom 11:18
For thy almighty hand, which made the world of matter without form, was not unable to send upon them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions,

Wisdom 11:19
Or unknown beasts of a new kind, full of rage; either breathing out a fiery vapour, or sending forth a stinking smoke, or shooting horrible sparks out of their eyes:

Wisdom 11:21
Yea, and without these, they might have been slain with one blast, persecuted by their own deeds, and scattered by the breath of thy power: but thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight.

Wisdom 11:22
For great power always belonged to thee alone: and who shall resist the strength of thy arm?