Sirach 41:9-11

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⁹When you are born, you are born to a curse;
and when you die, a curse is your lot.
¹⁰Whatever is from the dust returns to dust;
so the ungodly go from curse to destruction.

¹¹The mourning of men is about their bodies,
but the evil name of sinners will be blotted out.

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