Sirach 30:23

23 Distract yourself, cheer yourself up, and keep grief far away from you because grief has destroyed many, and there's no benefit in it.

Sirach 30:23 In-Context

21 Don't let grief take you over, and don't distress yourself on purpose.

22 A joyful heart means life for a human being, and a person's rejoicing provides long life.

23 Distract yourself, cheer yourself up, and keep grief far away from you because grief has destroyed many, and there's no benefit in it.

24 Jealousy and anger shorten a person's life, and anxiety brings old age before its time.

25 Those who are cheerful and contented at meals will attend well to their food.