1 The souls of the just are in the hands of God and no torment shall touch them.
2 In the eyes of the unwise they appear to be dead. Their going is held as a disaster;
3 it seems that they lose everything by departing from us, but they are in peace.
4 Though seemingly they have been punished, immortality was the soul of their hope.
5 After slight affliction will come great blessings, for God has tried them and found them worthy to be with him;
6 after testing them as gold in the furnace, he has accepted them as a holocaust.
7 At the time of his coming they will shine like sparks that run in the stubble.
8 They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will be their king forever.
9 Those who trust in him will penetrate the truth, those who are faithful will live with him in love, for his grace and mercy are for his chosen ones.
10 But the godless who have ignored the upright and deserted the Lord, will meet the punishment their evil thoughts deserve.
11 Unhappy are those who put no value on wisdom and instruction, their hope is vain, their efforts useless, their work without profit;
12 their wives are foolish, their children evil, their posterity cursed.
13 Happy the childless wife if she is blameless and has not been guilty of adultery; she will be found fruitful on the day of judgment.
14 And happy the impotent man who has done no evil or harbored resentful thoughts against the Lord. His fidelity will be richly rewarded with a special place in the Lord's heavenly sanctuary.
15 The toil of the righteous bears choice fruit; and wise discernment is a tree that does not wither.
16 But the children born of adultery die young and the offspring of an unlawful union disappear.
17 If they live long, they count for nothing and are finally despised in their old age.
18 If they die young, it is without hope, and they cannot comfort themselves with thinking of the Judgment.
19 Cruel is the fate of an evil race.
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The Book of Wisdom 3 talks about the lives of the righteous after death and how God welcomes them in His mercy. It is a chapter that brings comfort to those who suffer, stating that the end of the righteous is peace and eternal happiness. The chosen verses, in order of proximity to the themes of the chapter, are:
Isaiah 57:1-2: "The righteous perishes, and no one reflects on it in his heart; godly men are raptured, and no one understands that the righteous are raptured to be spared from evil. your beds. " The verse reinforces the idea that the righteous are spared evil and find peace after death.
Revelation 7:16-17: "They will never be hungry, they will never be thirsty again; the sun will not afflict them, nor any scorching heat. For the lamb on the throne will be their pastor; he will guide them to the sources of living water. And God will wipe away from his eyes every tear. " This excerpt from Revelation describes eternal life as a place of satiety, protection and comfort for the righteous.
John 14:2-3: "In my Father's house there are many rooms; if it wasn't so, I would have told them. You are where I am. " This passage of John 14 talks about Jesus' promise to prepare a place in heaven for those who follow him.
1 Corinthians 15:42-43: "So is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, but resurrected in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor but resurrected in glory. It is sown in weakness but resurrected in power." This stretch of 1 Corinthians describes the transformation of the body of the righteous after the resurrection.
Psalm 23:6: "Certainly goodness and mercy will follow me every day of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 is a psalm of trust and hope in God's care, which leads the righteous to dwell with him forever.
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