OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 38:28

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28

So too is the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the unwrought iron. The smoke of the fire will waste his flesh. He toils in the heat of the furnace. The noise of the hammer deafens his ear. His eyes are upon the pattern of the object. He will set his heart upon perfecting his works. He will be careful to adorn them perfectly.

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Verse 28. Work: engraving on gold, or silver, or on precious stones.

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