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Wisdom of Ben Sira 22:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 22:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 You might as well talk to someone who is sound asleep as to a fool,
for when you have finished, the fool will say, “What was that?”
11 Weep for the dead man, for he has taken leave of the light;
weep for the fool, for he has taken leave of his wits.
Weep fewer tears for the dead man, for he is at rest,
but the life of a fool is sadder than death.
12 Mourning for the dead lasts seven days,
but for the foolish and the ungodly it lasts all the days of their life.