Ben Sira 18:7

7 When a man has finished, he is just beginning, and when he stops, he will be at a loss.

Ben Sira 18:7 In-Context

5 Who can measure his majestic power? And who can fully recount his mercies?

6 It is not possible to diminish or increase them, nor is it possible to trace the wonders of the Lord.

7 When a man has finished, he is just beginning, and when he stops, he will be at a loss.

8 What is man, and of what use is he? What is his good and what is his evil?

9 The number of a man's days is great if he reaches a hundred years.