Sirach 40:7-9

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁷ He is troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he had escaped in the day of battle. In the time of his safety he rose up, and wondereth that there is no fear:

⁸ Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold mere.

⁹ Moreover, death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, oppressions, famine, and affliction, and scourges: