3. For those ancient inhabitants of thy holy land, whom thou didst abhor,
4. Because they did works hateful to thee by their sorceries, and wicked sacrifices,
5. And those merciless murderers of their own children, and eaters of men's bowels, and devourers of blood from the midst of thy consecration,
6. And those parents sacrificing with their own hands helpless souls, it was thy will to destroy by the hands of our parents,
7. That the land which of all is most dear to thee might receive a worthy colony of the children of God.
8. Yet even those thou sparedst as men, and didst send wasps, forerunners of thy host, to destroy them by little and little.
9. Not that thou wast unable to bring the wicked under the just by war, or by cruel beasts, or with one rough word to destroy them at once: