Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:27

κάκωσις ὥρας ἐπιλησμονὴν ποιεῖ τρυφῆς, καὶ ἐν συντελείᾳ ἀνθρώπου ἀποκάλυψις ἔργων αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure: and in his end his deeds shall be discovered.

Modern English

An hour of suffering makes a person forget pleasure, and at the end of his life his deeds are laid bare.

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