Wisdom 16:11-13

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹¹ To remind them of thy oracles they were bitten,
and then were quickly delivered,
lest they should fall into deep forgetfulness
and become unresponsive^[a] to thy kindness.
¹² For neither herb nor poultice cured them,
but it was thy word, O Lord, which heals all men.
¹³ For thou hast power over life and death;
thou dost lead men down to the gates of Hades and back again.