Sirach 38:1-11 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. Honor doctors for their services,since indeed the Lord created them.

2. Healing comes from the Most High,and the king will reward them.

3. The skill of doctors will makethem eminent,and they will be admiredin the presence of the great.

4. The Lord created medicinesout of the earth,and a sensible personwon’t ignore them.

5. Wasn’t water made sweetby means of woodso that the Lord’s strengthmight be known?

6. And he endowed human beingswith skillso that he would be glorifiedthrough his marvelous deeds.

7. With those medicines,the doctor cures and takes away pain.

8. Those who prepare ointmentswill make a compound out of them,and their work will never be finished,and well-being spreadsover the whole world from them.

9. My child, when you are sick,don’t look around elsewhere,but pray to the Lord,and he will heal you.

10. Stay far from error,direct your hands rightly,and cleanse your heart from all sin.

11. Offer a sweet-smelling sacrificeand a memorial of fine flour,and pour an offering of oil,using what you can afford.

Sirach 38