Ben Sira 40:7

7 just as we are about to be caught, we wake up and are relieved to find there is nothing to be afraid of.

Ben Sira 40:7 In-Context

5 All through our lives we meet anger, jealousy, and trouble. Things disturb us; we live with furious conflicts and with the fear of death. Even when we go to bed, we think up new troubles in our sleep.

6 We get little rest, if any at all. When we sleep, it is as if we were awake, disturbed by our imaginations. If we dream that we are running from an enemy,

7 just as we are about to be caught, we wake up and are relieved to find there is nothing to be afraid of.

8 Here is what all creatures, both human and animal, must face (but it is seven times worse for sinners):

9 death, violence, conflict, murder, disaster, famine, sickness, epidemic.

Footnotes

• [a] [Probable text] caught; [Greek] rescued.