Wisdom of Ben Sira 51:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ from the deep recesses of the netherworld,
    from deceiving lips and lying words
⁶     and a treacherous slander delivered to the king.
I was at the point of death,
    and my soul was hovering near the depths of the netherworld.
⁷ I was surrounded on every side
    and there was no one to help me.
I looked for human assistance
    but there was none.