Sirach 10:11-13

Good News Translation

¹¹ When a person dies, all he then possesses is worms, flies, and maggots.

¹² Pride has its beginning when a person abandons the Lord, his maker. ¹³ Pride is like a fountain pouring out sin, and whoever persists in it will be full of wickedness. That is why the Lord brought terrible punishments on some people and completely destroyed them.