Sirach 38:20-22

Good News Translation

²⁰ Don't lose yourself in sorrow; drive it away.^[a] Remember that we must all die sometime. ²¹ There is no way to bring the dead person back. All your sorrow does him no good, and it hurts you. Don't forget that. ²² You will die, just as he did. Today it was his turn; tomorrow it will be yours.