Sirach 38:31DRA

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

En contexte

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.

32So 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:

33He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet:

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