Wisdom 2:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ Once it is extinguished, our body will turn to ashes,
    and our spirit will melt away like empty air.
⁴ Our name will be forgotten with the passing of time,
    and no one will remember our deeds.
Our life will pass away like the wisps of a cloud
    and be scattered like mist
pursued by the rays of the sun
    and overwhelmed by its heat.
⁵ For our lifetime is but a passing shadow,
    and there is no way to recall our end
    because it is sealed, and no one can bring it back.