Sirach 38:15-17

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁵ He who sins against his Maker
    will be defiant towards the physician.^[a]

¹⁶ My child, let your tears fall for the dead,
    and as one in great pain begin the lament.
Lay out the body with due ceremony,
    and do not neglect the burial.
¹⁷ Let your weeping be bitter and your wailing fervent;
    make your mourning worthy of the departed,
for one day, or two, to avoid criticism;
    then be comforted for your grief.