Wisdom of Solomon 12:3–6

3 Those who dwelt of old in thy holy land

4 thou didst hate for their detestable practices,

their works of sorcery and unholy rites,

5 their merciless slaughter of children,

and their sacrificial feasting on human flesh and blood.

These initiates from the midst of a heathen cult,

6 these parents who murder helpless lives,

thou didst will to destroy by the hands of our fathers,