Wisdom 15:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 Ashes his heart is![a] more worthless than earth is his hope,(A)
more ignoble than clay his life;
11 Because he knew not the one who fashioned him,
and breathed into him a quickening soul,
and infused a vital spirit.(B)
12 Instead, he esteemed our life a mere game,
and our span of life a holiday for gain;
“For one must,” says he, “make a profit in every way, be it even from evil.”(C)
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