2 Maccabees 6:13

For it is a token of his great goodness, when wicked doers are not suffered any longer time, but forthwith punished.

For it is a token of his great goodness, when wicked doers are not suffered any long time, but forthwith punished.

For indeed it is a sign of great kindness that those who act impiously are not let alone for a long time, but immediately meet with retribution.