Wisdom 5:1
Good News Translation
On that day someone righteous, full of confidence, will stand before those who oppressed him and made light of his labors.

New Revised Standard Version
Then the righteous will stand with great confidence in the presence of those who have oppressed them and those who make light of their labors.

Contemporary English Version
But all who have pleased God will stand with confidence in the presence of those who abused them and made fun of the good they did.

New American Bible
Then shall the righteous one with great assurance confront his oppressors who set at nought his labors.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours.

Wisdom 4:19
And they shall fall after this without honour, and be a reproach among the dead for ever: for he shall burst them puffed up and speechless, and shall shake them from the foundations, and they shall be utterly laid waste: they shall be in sorrow, and their memory shall perish.

Wisdom 4:20
They shall come with fear at the thought of their sins, and their iniquities shall stand against them to convict them.

Wisdom 5:2
These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation,

Wisdom 5:3
Saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they, whom we had sometime in derision, and for a parable of reproach.

Context
Wisdom 5
1Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours. 2These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation,…
Cross References
Wisdom 4:19
And they shall fall after this without honour, and be a reproach among the dead for ever: for he shall burst them puffed up and speechless, and shall shake them from the foundations, and they shall be utterly laid waste: they shall be in sorrow, and their memory shall perish.

Wisdom 4:20
They shall come with fear at the thought of their sins, and their iniquities shall stand against them to convict them.

Wisdom 5:2
These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation,

Wisdom 5:3
Saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they, whom we had sometime in derision, and for a parable of reproach.



(Wisd. of Sol. Solomon W Wis)

Wisdom 4:20
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