Ben Sira 38:9-12

9 My child, when you are ill, do not delay, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.

10 Give up your faults and direct your hands rightly, and cleanse your heart from all sin.

11 Offer a sweet-smelling sacrifice, and a memorial portion of choice flour, and pour oil on your offering, as much as you can afford.

12 Then give the physician his place, for the Lord created him; do not let him leave you, for you need him.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb: Lat lacks [as much as you can afford]; Meaning of Gk uncertain