Sirach 41:1-3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Concerning Death
41 O death, how bitter is the reminder of you
to one who lives at peace among his possessions,
to a man without distractions, who is prosperous in everything,
and who still has the vigor to enjoy his food!
2 O death, how welcome is your sentence
to one who is in need and is failing in strength,
very old and distracted over everything;
to one who is contrary, and has lost his patience!
3 Do not fear the sentence of death;
remember your former days and the end of life;
this is the decree from the Lord for all flesh,
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