Sirach 38:18-20

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¹⁸ For grief may result in death,
    and a sorrowful heart saps one’s strength.^(A)
19 In calamity, grief continues,
    but the life of the poor is a curse to the heart.
²⁰ Do not give your heart to grief;
    drive it away and remember your own end.^(B)