Sirach 38:11
Good News Translation
Offer incense and a grain offering, as fine as you can afford.

New Revised Standard Version
Offer a sweet-smelling sacrifice, and a memorial portion of choice flour, and pour oil on your offering, as much as you can afford.

Contemporary English Version
Offer a sacrifice of fine flour and as much olive oil as you can afford, and the smell of the smoke will be pleasing to God.

New American Bible
Offer your sweet-smelling oblation and memorial, a generous offering according to your means.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.

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Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.

Sirach 38:9
My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal thee.

Sirach 38:10
Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.

Sirach 38:12
For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary.

Sirach 38:13
For there is a time when thou must fall into their hands:

Context
Sirach 38
10Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence. 11Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician. 12For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary.…
Cross References
Sirach 38:9
My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal thee.

Sirach 38:10
Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.

Sirach 38:12
For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary.

Sirach 38:13
For there is a time when thou must fall into their hands:



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 38:10
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