3 To the end that your enemies, desiring food, Might for the hideousness of the creatures sent among them Loathe even the necessary appetite; But these, your people, having for a short space suffered lack, Might even partake of food of rare taste.
4 For it was needful that upon those should come inexorable lack in their tyrannous dealing, But that to these it should only be showed how their enemies were tormented.
5 For even when terrible raging of wild beasts came upon your people, And they were perishing by the bites of crooked serpents, Your wrath continued not to the uttermost;
6 But for admonition were they troubled for a short space, Having a token of salvation, To put them in remembrance of the commandment of your law:
7 For he that turned toward it was not saved because of that which was seen, But because of you, the Saviour of all.
8 Yes, and in this did you persuade our enemies, That you are he that delivers out of every evil.
9 For them verily the bites of locusts and flies did kill, And there was not found a healing for their life, Because they were worthy to be punished by such as these;