Ben Sira 10:11-13 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

11. When a people die,they inherit corruption and worms, gnats and maggots.

12. The beginning of pride is stubbornnessin withdrawing the heart from one’s Maker.

13. For sin is a reservoir of insolence,a source which runs over with vice;Because of it God sends unheard-of afflictionsand strikes people with utter ruin.

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