And by this also thou didst convince our enemies that it is thou who deliverest from every evil: Good News Translation provides a good model, though in this context evil would be better rendered “danger” or “threat.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Wisdom of Solomon. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2004. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.