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¹¹ My child, treat yourself well, according to your means,
   and present worthy offerings to the Lord.
¹² Remember that death does not tarry,
   and the decree^* of Hades has not been shown to you.
¹³ Do good to friends before you die,
   and reach out and give to them as much as you can.
¹⁴ Do not deprive yourself of a day’s enjoyment;
   do not let your share of desired good pass by you.
¹⁵ Will you not leave the fruit of your labours to another,
   and what you acquired by toil to be divided by lot?
¹⁶ Give, and take, and indulge yourself,
   because in Hades one cannot look for luxury.
¹⁷ All living beings become old like a garment,
   for the decree^* from of old is, ‘You must die!’
¹⁸ Like abundant leaves on a spreading tree
   that sheds some and puts forth others,
so are the generations of flesh and blood:
   one dies and another is born.
¹⁹ Every work decays and ceases to exist,
   and the one who made it will pass away with it.