Sirach 27:5DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 5 of 33
"As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts."
In context
3Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner.
4Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown.
5As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts.
6The furnace trieth the potter’s vessels, and the trial of affliction just men.
7Be the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man.