Wisdom 4:11-13

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹¹ He was taken away lest wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul.

¹² For the bewitching of vanity obscureth good things, and the wandering of concupiscence overturneth the innocent mind.

¹³ Being made perfect in a short space, he fulfilled a long time: