Wisdom of Solomon 19:19–22

¹⁹for ^eearthly things were turned into watery, and ^fthe things, that before swam in the water, now went upon the ground. ^20gThe fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and the water forgat his own quenching nature. ²¹On the other side, ^hthe flames wasted not the flesh of the corruptible living things, though they walked therein; neither ⁱmelted they ^kthe icy kind of heavenly meat, that was of nature apt to melt.

²²For in all things, O Lord, thou didst magnify thy people, and glorify them, neither didst thou lightly regard them: but didst assist them ^lin every time and place.