Sirach 38:16-20

{38:16} Son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to weep, as if you had suffered dreadfully. And according to judgment, cover his body, and you should not neglect his burial.
{38:17} And though you will sink down into bitterness, bear his mourning for one day, and then be consoled in your sadness.
{38:18} And carry out his mourning, according to his merit, for one or two days because of this loss.
{38:19} Yet sadness hastens death and overwhelms strength, and the sorrow of the heart bows down the neck.
{38:20} When one is taken away, sorrow remains. But the resources of a destitute man is found in his heart.

Continue Reading

Sirach 38:11-15

{38:11} Give a sweet offering, and a memorial of fine flour, and fatten your oblation, but also give a place to the physician.
{38:12} For the Lord created him. And so, do not let him depart from you, for his works are necessary.
{38:13} For there is a time when you may fall into their hands.
{38:14} Truly, they will beseech the Lord, so that he may direct their treatments and cures, for the sake of their way of life.
{38:15} He who sins in the sight of the One who made him will fall into the hands of the physician.

Continue Reading