Wisdom 15:8-10

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁸ And of the same clay by a vain labour he maketh a god: he who a little before was made of earth himself, and a little after returneth to the same out of which he was taken, when his life which was lent him shall be called for again.

⁹ But his care is, not that he shall labour, nor that his life is short, but he striveth with the goldsmiths and silversmiths: and he endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it a glory to make vain things.

¹⁰ For his heart is ashes, and his hope vain earth, and his life more base than clay: