אֶלֶף שָׁנִים כְּנֶטֶף בַּיָּם הֵמָּה וְכַגַּרְגִּיר בַּחוֹל נֶחְשָׁבוּ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

A thousand years are like a drop in the sea and considered like a grain of sand.

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Facing eternity, even a thousand years are insignificant.

("A thousand years are like a drop in the sea and like a grain of sand when compared to eternal life" – Ben Sira 18:8)