Sirach 38:30
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The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.

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 38:29
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 38:31
He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection.

Sirach 38:32
So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all his work by number:

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The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.

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 38:29
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 38:31
He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection.

Sirach 38:32
So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all his work by number:

Context
Sirach 38
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. 31He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection.…


(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 38:29
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