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Ben Sira 27
Ben Sira 27:5
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As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts.
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3
Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner.
4
Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown.
5
As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts.
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The furnace trieth the potter's vessels, and the trial of affliction just men.
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Be the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man.
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