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Sirach 18:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 18:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 The number of days in their life is great if they reach one hundred years.[a](A)
10 Like a drop of water from the sea and a grain of sand,
so are a few years among the days of eternity.(B)
11 That is why the Lord is patient with them
and pours out his mercy upon them.
Footnotes
- 18.9 Other ancient authorities add but the death of each one is beyond the calculation of all
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