Ben Sira 10:11

11 When a person dies, all he then possesses is worms, flies, and maggots.

Ben Sira 10:11 In-Context

9 We are only dust and ashes; what have we got to be proud of? Our body decays even while we are alive.

10 A long illness puzzles the doctor. Even a king may be alive today and dead tomorrow.

11 When a person dies, all he then possesses is worms, flies, and maggots.

12 Pride has its beginning when a person abandons the Lord, his maker.

13 Pride is like a fountain pouring out sin, and whoever persists in it will be full of wickedness. That is why the Lord brought terrible punishments on some people and completely destroyed them.