Wisdom 15:1
But thou, our God, art gracious and true, patient, and ordering all things in mercy.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Tu autem, Deus noster, suavis et verus es, patiens, et in misericordia disponens omnia.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Σὺ δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν χρηστὸς καὶ ἀληθής, μακρόθυμος καὶ ἐλέει διοικῶν τὰ πάντα.
Haydock's commentary
Mercy. The pagans have no real respect for their gods: they fear them not. (Calmet)
But we know that Thou governest all, (Haydock) and will punish us, if we transgress. (Calmet)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.