Ben Sira 18:9

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

Ben Sira 18:9 In-Context

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.

10 Like a drop of water from the sea and a grain of sand so are a few years in the day of eternity.

11 Therefore the Lord is patient with them and pours out his mercy upon them.