Honour a physician before need of him: him also hath God apportioned.

From God a physician getteth wisdom; and from a king he shall receive gifts.

The skill of a physician shall lift up his head; and he shall stand before nobles.

God bringeth out medicines from the earth; and let a prudent man not refuse them.

Was not water made sweet with wood, for to acquaint every man with its power?

And He gave man understanding; to glory in his might.

By them doth the physician assuage pain; and likewise the apothecary maketh a confection:

that his work may not fail; nor health from among the sons of men.

My son, in sickness be not negligent: pray unto God, for He will heal.

Flee from iniquity, and from respect of persons; and from all transgressions cleanse thy heart.

Offer a sweet savour as a memorial; and fatness estimated according to thy substance, for God's sake alone.

And to the physician also give a place; and he shall not remove, for there is need of him likewise.

For there is a time when in his hand is good success: for he too will supplicate unto God,

that He will prosper to him the treatment, and the healing, for the sake of his living.

He that sinneth against his Maker will behave himself proudly against a physician.

My son, let tears fall over the dead: be in bitterness, and wail with lamentation.

According to the manner of each, bury his flesh; and hide not thyself when they die.

Weep bitterly, and make grievous wailing; and appoint mourning accordingly:

a day or two because of hearsay; and be comforted for the sake of health.

Out of sorrow cometh harm; so the sad of heart buildeth up trouble.

Set not the heart upon him any more; dismiss his remembrance, and remember the end.

Remember his sentence, for it is thy sentence; his yesterday, and thine to day.

Remember him not, for there is no hope for him; what shalt thou profit him? and thou shalt hurt thyself.

When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; and be comforted when his soul departeth.

The wisdom of the scribe increaseth wisdom; and he that hath little business shall become wise.

How shall he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and glorieth in the stimulant spear?

He is busied with oxen, and leadeth about cattle; and his discourses are with bullocks.

And his wakefulness is to victual the stall: he setteth his heart to plough furrows.

Likewise the artificer . . . which by night is busied . . .