Sirach 38:5

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

Sirach 38:5 In-Context

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?

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.