Wisdom 15:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 But his concern is not that he is to die
nor that his span of life is brief;
Rather, he vies with goldsmiths and silversmiths
and emulates molders of bronze,
and takes pride in fashioning counterfeits.(A)
10 Ashes his heart is![a] more worthless than earth is his hope,(B)
more ignoble than clay his life;
11 Because he knew not the one who fashioned him,
and breathed into him a quickening soul,
and infused a vital spirit.(C)
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