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And give the physician his place, for the Lord created him; let him not leave you, for there is need of him.
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There is a time when success lies in the hands of physicians,
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for they too will pray to the Lord that he should grant them success in diagnosis and in healing, for the sake of preserving life.
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He who sins before his Maker, may he fall into the care of a physician.
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My son, let your tears fall for the dead, and as one who is suffering grievously begin the lament. Lay out his body with the honor due him, and do not neglect his burial.
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Let your weeping be bitter and your wailing fervent; observe the mourning according to his merit, for one day, or two, to avoid criticism; then be comforted for your sorrow.
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For sorrow results in death, and sorrow of heart saps one's strength.
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In calamity sorrow continues, and the life of the poor man weighs down his heart.
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Do not give your heart to sorrow; drive it away, remembering the end of life.
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Do not forget, there is no coming back; you do the dead no good, and you injure yourself.
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"Remember my doom, for yours is like it: yesterday it was mine, and today it is yours."