3. The skill of the physician shall lift up his head; And in the sight of great men he shall be admired.
4. The Lord created medicines out of the earth; And a prudent man will have no disgust at them.
5. Was not water made sweet with wood, That the virtue thereof might be known?
6. And he gave men skill, That they might be glorified in his marvelous works.
7. With them does he heal a man, And takes away his pain.
8. With these will the apothecary make a confection; And his works shall not be brought to an end; And from him is peace upon the face of the earth.
9. My son, in your sickness be not negligent; But pray to the Lord, and he shall heal you.
10. Put away wrong doing, and order your hands aright, And cleanse your heart from all manner of sin.
11. Give a sweet savor, and a memorial of fine flour; And make fat your offering, as one that is not.
12. Then give place to the physician, for verily the Lord has created him; And let him not go from you, for you have need of him.
13. There is a time when in their very hands is the issue for good.
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.