Sirach 14:17-19

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁷ Before thy death work justice: for in hell there is no finding food.

¹⁸ All flesh shall fade as grass, and as the leaf that springeth out on a green tree.

¹⁹ Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.