Wisdom 2:5-7

Good News Translation

     ⁵ Our time on earth is like a passing shadow. There is no escape from the day of our death; it is fixed, and no one can postpone it.

^6 (A)The wicked say,
    Come on, then, let's enjoy the good things of life, and live in this world the way we did when we were young and free of care! ⁷ Let's drink the most expensive wines and use the finest perfumes. Let's not miss a single flower in the springtime!