Wisdom of Ben Sira 22:10-12

New Catholic Bible

¹⁰ You might as well talk to someone who is sound asleep as to a fool,
    for when you have finished, the fool will say, “What was that?”
¹¹ Weep for the dead man, for he has taken leave of the light;
    weep for the fool, for he has taken leave of his wits.
Weep fewer tears for the dead man, for he is at rest,
    but the life of a fool is sadder than death.
¹² Mourning for the dead lasts seven days,
    but for the foolish and the ungodly it lasts all the days of their life.