Wisdom 2:8-10

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁸ Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
⁹ Let none of us fail to share in our revelry,
everywhere let us leave signs of enjoyment,
because this is our portion, and this our lot.
¹⁰ Let us oppress the righteous poor man;
let us not spare the widow
nor regard the gray hairs of the aged.