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Sirach 18:7-9
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7 When humans have finished, they are just beginning,
    and when they stop, they are still perplexed.
8 What are humans, and of what use are they?
    What is good in them, and what is evil?(A)
9 The number of days in their life is great if they reach one hundred years.[a](B)

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  1. 18.9 Other ancient authorities add but the death of each one is beyond the calculation of all
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