Ben Sira 38:1-6

1 Give doctors the honor they deserve, for the Lord gave them their work to do.

2 Their skill came from the Most High, and kings reward them for it.

3 Their knowledge gives them a position of importance, and powerful people hold them in high regard.

4 The Lord created medicines from the earth, and a sensible person will not hesitate to use them.

5 Didn't a tree once make bitter water fit to drink, so that the Lord's power might be known? ¹

6 He gave medical knowledge to human beings, so that we would praise him for the miracles he performs.

Cross References

• 1. 38.5Exodus 15.23-25.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Hebrew] gave them their work to do; [Greek] created them.
• [b]. the Lord's power; [or] its healing properties.