Sirach 18:8 CPDV

⁶  When man has reached the end, then he will begin. And when he ceases, he will be in need.

⁷  What is man, and what is his grace? And what is his good, or what is his evil?

⁸  The number of the days of men are as many as one hundred years. Like a drop of water in the ocean, so they are considered to be. And like a grain of sand on the shore, so do these few years compare to the days of all time.

⁹  For this reason, God is patient with them, and he pours forth his mercy upon them.

¹⁰  He has seen that the presumption of their heart is evil, and he knows that their rebelliousness is wicked.