Wisdom of Ben Sira 18:9-11

New Catholic Bible

⁹ The span of his life is great
    if he attains one hundred years.
    [But the death of each one is beyond the calculation of all.]^[a]
10 Like a drop of water from the sea or a grain of sand,
    such are these few years compared with eternity.
¹¹ That is why the Lord is patient with men
    and pours out his mercy on them.