Sirach 30:19-21

Good News Translation

¹⁹ But there is no point in offering food to an idol; it can't eat it or smell it. It is just the same with someone whom the Lord has afflicted. ²⁰ He looks at his food and sighs, like a castrated man hugging a young woman.

Cheerfulness and Sadness

^21 (A)Don't deliberately torture yourself by giving in to depression.