Wisdom 4:17
For they shall see the end of the wise man, and shall not understand what God hath designed for him, and why the Lord hath set him in safety.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Videbunt enim finem sapientis, et non intelligent quid cogitaverit de illo Deus, et quare munierit illum Dominus.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὄψονται γὰρ τελευτὴν σοφοῦ, καὶ οὐ νοήσουσιν τί ἐβουλεύσατο περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἰς τί ἠσφαλίσατο αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος·
The Fathers on this verse
Clement of Alexandria The Stromata, or Miscellanies, Chapter XIV. Degrees of Glory in Heaven
For instance, Solomon, calling the Gnostic, wise, speaks thus of those who admire the dignity of his mansion: “For they shall see the end of the wise, and to what a degree the Lord has established him.” And of his glory they will say, “This was he whom we once held up to derision, and made a byword of reproach; fools that we were! We thought his life madness, and his end dishonourable. How is he reckoned among the sons of God, and his inheritance among the saints?”