Wisdom 15:9-11

Good News Translation

⁹ His life will be short, and he will soon have to die, but he is not concerned about that. He wants to compete with those who work in gold, silver, and bronze, and make things like they do. He takes great pride in the things he makes, but they are counterfeit. ¹⁰ His heart is made of ashes. His hope is cheaper than dirt. His life is not worth as much as his clay, ¹¹ because he never came to know the God who shaped him, who breathed into him an active soul and a living spirit.