Sirach 38:28
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English
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Latin
So also the smith that sitteth by the furnace,
And regardeth the weighty vessels:
The flame of the fire cracketh his flesh,
And with the heat of the furnace he gloweth;
To the sound of the hammer he inclineth his ear,
And to the pattern of the vessel directeth his eyes.
He is careful to complete his work,
And his anxiety is to measure it off exactly.
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