Sirach 38:1

On physicians

1 Honor doctors for their services, since indeed the Lord created them.

Sirach 38:1 In-Context

1 Honor doctors for their services, since indeed the Lord created them.

2 Healing comes from the Most High, and the king will reward them.

3 The skill of doctors will make them eminent, and they will be admired in the presence of the great.

4 The Lord created medicines out of the earth, and a sensible person won't ignore them.

5 Wasn't water made sweet by means of wood so that the Lord's strength might be known?

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb Make friends with a physician before you need one.