Sirach 38:8

8 Those who prepare ointments will make a compound out of them, and their work will never be finished, and well-being spreads over the whole world from them.

Sirach 38:8 In-Context

6 And he endowed human beings with skill so that he would be glorified through his marvelous deeds.

7 With those medicines, the doctor cures and takes away pain.

8 Those who prepare ointments will make a compound out of them, and their work will never be finished, and well-being spreads over the whole world from them.

9 My child, when you are sick, don't look around elsewhere, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.

10 Stay far from error, direct your hands rightly, and cleanse your heart from all sin.

Footnotes

• [a] The referent of the pronouns in these two clauses and the next could possibly be God.