Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation It is the same with the potter, sitting at his wheel and turning it with his feet, always concentrating on his work, concerned with how many objects he can produce. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So doth the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace. Sirach 38:27He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder. Sirach 38:28 So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work. Sirach 38:30 The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh. Sirach 38:31 He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection. Context Sirach 38…28So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work. 29So doth the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace. 30The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.… Cross References Sirach 38:27 He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder. Sirach 38:28 So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work. Sirach 38:30 The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh. Sirach 38:31 He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection. |