Catholic Public Domain Version

Sirach 31:22-26 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

22. How sufficient is a little wine for a well-taught man! For in sleep, you will not labor because of it, and you will not feel pain.

23. Worry, and disease, and torment are with an intemperate man.

24. A healthy sleep is with a temperate man. He will sleep until morning, and his soul will be delighted with him.

25. And if you have been coaxed into eating too much, rise up, go outside, and vomit. And it will refresh you, and you will not bring sickness upon your body.

26. Listen to me, son, for you should not spurn me. And in the very end, you will discover my words.