Sirach 38:21

21 Don't forget that there's no coming back; you won't do them any good, and you will hurt yourself.

Sirach 38:21 In-Context

19 Grief also lingers in misery, and the life of the poor is a curse upon the heart.

20 Don't give your heart over to grief; stay away from it, remembering your own end.

21 Don't forget that there's no coming back; you won't do them any good, and you will hurt yourself.

22 Remember their sentence, because it's yours also: "Yesterday it was I, and today it's you!"

23 When the dead are at rest, put their memory to rest, and be comforted for them when their spirit has left.