New American Bible, Revised Edition

Wisdom 2:7-12 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

7. Let us have our fill of costly wine and perfumes,and let no springtime blossom pass us by;

8. let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

9. Let no meadow be free from our wantonness;everywhere let us leave tokens of our merriment,for this is our portion, and this our lot.

10. Let us oppress the righteous poor;let us neither spare the widownor revere the aged for hair grown white with time.

11. But let our strength be our norm of righteousness;for weakness proves itself useless.

12. Let us lie in wait for the righteous one, because he is annoying to us;he opposes our actions,Reproaches us for transgressions of the lawand charges us with violations of our training.