Baruch 3:16-18

New Catholic Bible

¹⁶ Where now are those who ruled nations,
    those who had dominion over the animals of the earth
¹⁷     and made sport of the birds of the heavens?
Where are those who amassed hoards of silver and gold
    in which people place their trust,
    those whose greed knew no limit?
¹⁸ Where are those silversmiths expert in their craft
    of whose work not a trace remains?