Sirach 51:5-7

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵ from the deep belly of Hades,
    from an unclean tongue and lying words—
⁶     the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king.
My soul drew near to death,
    and my life was on the brink of Hades below.
⁷ They surrounded me on every side,
    and there was no one to help me;
I looked for human assistance,
    and there was none.