Ben Sira 51:6

6 I was once brought face-to-face with death;

Ben Sira 51:6 In-Context

4 from suffocation in oppressive smoke rising from fires that I did not light;

5 from death itself; from vicious slander reported to the king.

6 I was once brought face-to-face with death;

7 enemies surrounded me everywhere. I looked for someone to help me, but there was no one there.

8 But then, O Lord, I remembered how merciful you are and what you had done in times past. I remembered that you rescue those who rely on you, that you save them from their enemies.