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Sirach 41:4-9 World English Bible (WEB)

4. And why do you refuse, when it is the good pleasure of the Most High? Whether it be ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years, There is no inquisition of life in the grave.

5. The children of sinners are abominable children, And they frequent the dwellings of the ungodly.

6. The inheritance of sinners’ children shall perish, And with their posterity shall be a perpetual reproach.

7. Children will complain of an ungodly father, Because they shall be reproached for his sake.

8. Woe to you, ungodly men, Which have forsaken the law of the Most High God!

9. If you⌃ be born, you⌃ shall be born to a curse; If you⌃ die, a curse shall be your portion.