Wisdom of Solomon, chapter 3

Chapter 3, verses 1-19 (translated by Edgar Goodspeed):
But the souls of the upright are in the hand of God and no torment can reach them.
In the eyes of foolish people they seemed to die, and their decease was thought an affliction, and their departure from us their ruin, but they are at peace.
For though in the sight of (others) they are punished, their hope is full of immortality!
After being disciplined a little, they will be shown great kindness. For God has tried them, and found them worthy of himself. He has tested them like gold in a furnace, and accepted them like the sacrifice of a whole burnt offering.
They will shine out, when he visits them, and spread like sparks among the stubble. They will judge nations and rule peoples, and the Lord will reign over them forever. Those who trust in Him will understand the truth, and those who are faithful will cling to him in love, for his chosen will find favor and mercy.
But the ungodly will be punished according to their reasonings, for they disregarded what was right and turned way from the Lord, for the man who makes light of wisdom and instruction is wretchd, and there is nothing in their hope, and their labors are unprofitable, and what they do is useless. Their wives are silly, and their children bad; there is a curse on their birth.
For happy is the barren woman who is undefiled, who has not experienced a sinful union; she will have fruit when God examines men's souls. And happy is the eunuch who has not transgressed the Law with his hand, nor imagined wicked things against the Lord, for special favor will be shown him for his faithfulness, and a more delightful share in the Lord's sanctuary.
For good work brings renown, and the root of understanding is unerring. But the children of adulterers will not grow up, and the offspring of an illicit union will disappear. For if they are long-lived, they will be thought of no account, and at the last, their old age will be unhonored. If they die early, they will have no hope or comfort on the day of decision. For the fate of an unrighteous generation is hard.