Sirach 38:17-19

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

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.
¹⁸ For grief may result in death,
    and a sorrowful heart saps one’s strength.
¹⁹ When a person is taken away, sorrow is over;
    but the life of the poor weighs down the heart.