1Bvt the soules of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. 2In the sight of the vnwise they appeared to die, and their end was thought grieuous, 3And their departing from vs, destruction, but they are in peace. 4And though they suffer paine before men, yet is their hope full of immortalitie. 5They are punished, but in fewe things, yet in many things shal they be wel rewarded: for God proueth them, & findeth them meete for him selfe. 6He tryeth them as the golde in the fornace, and receiueth them as a perfect fruite offering. 7And in the time of their vision they shall shine, and runne thorowe as the sparks among the stubble. 8They shall iudge the nations, and haue dominion ouer the people, and their Lord shal reigne for euer. 9They that trust in him shall vnderstand the trueth, and the faythfull shall remaine with him in loue: for grace and mercy is among his Saints, and he regardeth his elect. 10But the vngodly shalbe punished according to their imaginations: for they haue despised the righteous, and forsaken the Lord. 11Who so despiseth wisdome and discipline, is miserable, and their hope is vaine, and their labours are foolish, and their workes vnprofitable: 12Their wiues are vndiscreete, and their children wicked: their offering is cursed. 13Therefore the barren is blessed which is vndefiled, and knoweth not the sinfull bed: she shal haue fruite in the visitation of the soules, 14And the eunuch, which with his hands hath not wrought iniquitie, nor imagined wicked things against God: for vnto him shalbe giuen the speciall gift of fayth, & an acceptable portion in the Temple of the Lord. 15For glorious is the fruite of good labours, and the roote of wisdome shall neuer fade away. 16But the children of adulterers shall not be partakers of the holy things, and the seede of the wicked bed shalbe rooted out. 17And though they liue long, yet shall they be nothing regarded, and their last age shalbe without honour. 18If they die hastely, they haue no hope, neither comfort in the day of tryall. 19For horrible is the end of the wicked generation.