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28 “Some winds have been created as means of punishment,
    and in their fury they can scourge mightily.[a]
On the day of reckoning they will unleash their violence
    and appease the anger of their Maker.
29 Fire and hail, famine and pestilence—
    all these have been created for retribution.
30 Ravenous beasts, scorpions, and vipers,
    and the avenging sword to destroy the ungodly—

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 39:28 Scourge mightily: Hebrew reads: “dislodge mountains.”