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Sirach 27:4
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Sirach 27:4
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As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
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Sirach 27:4 In-Context
2
As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.
3
Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.
4
As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
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The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.
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The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.