“... (2) In Wisdom 10:17a Ps-Solomon reproduces an exegetical tradition that is fairly well attested in later sources (Enns, 53-55). This tradition concerns Exodus 12:35-36 (also Ex 3:21-22; 11:2-3), where the Israelites are said to plunder (Heb nṣl; Gk skyleuō) the Egyptians, and maintains that the plundering was justified, a payment for years of unpaid servitude. As Ps-Solomon puts it, “She rewarded holy ones for their labors.” This interpretive tradition is quite early, appearing in texts that likely predate Wisdom of Solomon: Jubilees 48:18, Philo’s Life of Moses 1.141, and Ezekiel the Tragedian’s Exagoge 162-166. It seems that a number of ancient interpreters found the Exodus passage problematic (perhaps in the face of anti-Semitic polemics, where the Israelites were labeled thieves [see Winston, 220]) and sought to justify Israel’s actions by claiming that it was “payment for services rendered.” Ps-Solomon’s passing comment in Wisdom 10:17a is another, and fairly straightforward, witness to this exegetical tradition. As with the previous example, this comment is brief and offered without explanation, suggesting again that it was well known by the time Ps-Solomon wrote. ...”