Wisdom of Ben Sira 38:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ Let your weeping be bitter and your wailing passionate;
    make your mourning worthy of the departed.
Mourn for a day or two to avoid criticism;
    then be comforted in your sorrow.
¹⁸ For grief can lead to death,
    and a grieving heart can sap one’s strength.
¹⁹ After the burial, grief should cease,
    for a life of misery weighs down the heart.