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Sirach 38:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 38:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 My child, when you are ill, do not delay,
but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.(A)
10 Give up your faults and direct your hands rightly,
and cleanse your heart from all sin.(B)
11 Offer a sweet-smelling sacrifice and a memorial portion of choice flour,
and pour oil on your offering, as much as you can afford.[a](C)
Footnotes
- 38.11 Heb: Lat lacks as much as you can afford; meaning of Gk uncertain
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