Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Grief can undermine your health and even lead to your own death. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. Sirach 38:16My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. Sirach 38:17 And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness. Sirach 38:19 For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck. Sirach 38:20 In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart. Context Sirach 38…17And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness. 18And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. 19For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck.… Cross References Sirach 38:16 My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. Sirach 38:17 And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness. Sirach 38:19 For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck. Sirach 38:20 In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart. |
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