Sirach 38:15-19 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

15. He who sins in the sight of the One who made him will fall into the hands of the physician.

16. Son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to weep, as if you had suffered dreadfully. And according to judgment, cover his body, and you should not neglect his burial.

17. And though you will sink down into bitterness, bear his mourning for one day, and then be consoled in your sadness.

18. And carry out his mourning, according to his merit, for one or two days because of this loss.

19. Yet sadness hastens death and overwhelms strength, and the sorrow of the heart bows down the neck.

Sirach 38