Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Weep bitterly and passionately; observe the proper period of mourning for the person. Mourn for a whole day or maybe two, to keep people from talking, but then pull yourself together and reconcile yourself to the loss. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness. Sirach 38:15He that sinneth in the sight of his Maker, shall fall into the hands of the physician. Sirach 38:16 My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. Sirach 38:18 And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. Sirach 38:19 For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck. Context Sirach 38…16My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. 17And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness. 18And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction.… Cross References Sirach 38:15 He that sinneth in the sight of his Maker, shall fall into the hands of the physician. Sirach 38:16 My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. Sirach 38:18 And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. Sirach 38:19 For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck. |