Sirach 17:28-30

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁸ From the dead, as from one who does not exist, thanksgiving has ceased;
    those who are alive and well sing the Lord’s praises.
²⁹ How great is the mercy of the Lord,
    and his forgiveness for those who return to him!
³⁰ For not everything is within human capability,
    since human beings are not immortal.