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So it is with the potter sitting at his work and turning the wheel with his feet; he is always deeply concerned over his products, and he produces them in quantity.
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He molds the clay with his arm and makes it pliable with his feet; he sets his heart to finish the glazing, and he takes care in firing the kiln.
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All these rely on their hands, and all are skillful in their own work.
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Without them no city can be inhabited, and wherever they live, they will not go hungry. Yet they are not sought out for the council of the people,
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nor do they attain eminence in the public assembly. They do not sit in the judge's seat, nor do they understand the decisions of the courts; they cannot expound discipline or judgment, and they are not found among the rulers.
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