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Ben Sira 38:13
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Ben Sira 38:13
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There may come a time when recovery lies in the hands of physicians,
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Offer a sweet-smelling sacrifice, and a memorial portion of choice flour, and pour oil on your offering, as much as you can afford.
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Then give the physician his place, for the Lord created him; do not let him leave you, for you need him.
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There may come a time when recovery lies in the hands of physicians,
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for they too pray to the Lord that he grant them success in diagnosis and in healing, for the sake of preserving life.
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He who sins against his Maker, will be defiant toward the physician.
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[a].
Gk [in their hands]
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.