Wisdom of Solomon 18:21-23

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²¹ For a blameless man was quick to act as their champion;
he brought forward the shield of his ministry,
prayer and propitiation by incense;
he withstood the anger and put an end to the disaster,
showing that he was your servant.^(A)
22 He conquered the wrath^[a] not by strength of body,
not by force of arms,
but by his word he subdued the avenger,
appealing to the oaths and covenants given to our ancestors.^(B)
23 For when the dead had already fallen on one another in heaps,
he intervened and held back the assault
and cut off its way to the living.^(C)