Sirach 41:1-3

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

41 O death, how bitter is the reminder of you
    to one who lives at peace among his possessions,
to a man without distractions, who is prosperous in everything,
    and who still has the vigor to enjoy his food!
² O death, how welcome is your sentence
    to one who is in need and is failing in strength,
very old and distracted over everything;
    to one who is contrary, and has lost his patience!
³ Do not fear the sentence of death;
    remember your former days and the end of life;
this is the decree from the Lord for all flesh,