Good News Translation
They had claimed they could drive away all the fears and illnesses of sick minds, but now they themselves were sick with silly, groundless fears.

New Revised Standard Version
For even if nothing disturbing frightened them, yet, scared by the passing of wild animals and the hissing of snakes

Contemporary English Version
There were some who said they could cure the fears and worries of sick minds, but they themselves became sick with foolish fear.

New American Bible
For even though no monstrous thing frightened them, they shook at the passing of insects and the hissing of reptiles,

Douay-Rheims Bible
For they who promised to drive away fears and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of a fear worthy to be laughed at.

For they who promised to drive away fears and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of a fear worthy to be laughed at.

Wisdom 17:6
But there appeared to them a sudden fire, very dreadful: and being struck with the fear of that face, which was not seen, they thought the things which they saw to be worse:

Wisdom 17:7
And the delusions of their magic art were put down, and their boasting of wisdom was reproachfully rebuked.

Wisdom 17:9
For though no terrible thing disturbed them: yet being scared with the passing by of beasts, and hissing of serpents, they died for fear and denying that they saw the air, which could by no means be avoided.

Wisdom 17:10
For whereas wickedness is fearful, it beareth witness of its condemnation: for a troubled conscience always forecasteth grievous things.