Sirach 31:22

22 Listen to me, my child, and don't show me contempt, and in the end you will understand what I'm saying; be careful in everything you do, and you will never fall sick.

Sirach 31:22 In-Context

20 Healthy sleep depends on not stuffing yourself. Such people arise early and feel good. The gluttons suffer the pains of insomnia, nausea, and colic.

21 If you've overstuffed yourself, get up, vomit far away, and you will feel better.

22 Listen to me, my child, and don't show me contempt, and in the end you will understand what I'm saying; be careful in everything you do, and you will never fall sick.

23 People will bless those who are generous with bread; they give reliable testimony to the excellence of such people.

24 The city will murmur about those who are stingy with bread, giving accurate witness to the wickedness of such people.

Footnotes

• [a] Heb moderate