Sirach 38:30LXX
Biblia Prawosławna · LXX · Werset 30 z 39
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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."
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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.
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: