Ben Sira 40:3

3 from the man who sits on a splendid throne to the one who is humbled in dust and ashes,

Ben Sira 40:3 In-Context

1 Much labor was created for every man, and a heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day they come forth from their mother's womb till the day they return to the mother of all.

2 Their perplexities and fear of heart -- their anxious thought is the day of death,

3 from the man who sits on a splendid throne to the one who is humbled in dust and ashes,

4 from the man who wears purple and a crown to the one who is clothed in burlap;

5 there is anger and envy and trouble and unrest, and fear of death, and fury and strife. And when one rests upon his bed, his sleep at night confuses his mind.