Wisdom 18:9-11

Good News Translation

⁹ 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. ¹⁰ But their enemies' pitiful cries of grief echoed everywhere, as they mourned for their dead children. ¹¹ Masters suffered the same punishment as their slaves; the king endured the same loss as the common people.