World English Bible

Sirach 38:14-20 World English Bible (WEB)

14. For they also shall beseech the Lord, That he may prosper them in giving relief and in healing for the maintenance of life.

15. He that sins before his Maker, Let him fall into the hands of the physician.

16. My son, let your tears fall over the dead, And as one that suffers grievously begin lamentation; And wind up his body according to his due, And neglect not his burial.

17. Make bitter weeping, and make passionate wailing, And let your mourning be according to his desert, For one day or two, lest you be evil spoken of: And so be comforted for your sorrow.

18. For of sorrow comes death, And sorrow of heart will bow down the strength.

19. In calamity sorrow also remains: And the poor man’s life is grievous to the heart.

20. Give not your heart to sorrow: Put it away, remembering the last end: