Sirach 34:28-30

Common English Bible

²⁸ One person builds,
and another tears down;
    what have they gained
    other than hard work?
²⁹ One person prays,
and another person curses;
    to whose voice will the master listen?
³⁰ When people bathe after touching
a corpse and touch it again,
    what have they gained by washing?