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Sirach 38:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The Lord created medicines out of the earth. A prudent man will not despise them. "

Sirach 38:4

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2 For healing comes from the Most High, and he shall receive a gift from the king.

3 The skill of the physician will lift up his head. He will be admired in the sight of great men.

4 The Lord created medicines out of the earth. A prudent man will not despise them.

5 Wasn’t water made sweet with wood, that its power might be known?

6 He gave men skill that he might be glorified in his marvelous works.

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