SIR 38:28 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) 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.

BrLXX Οὕτως χαλκεὺς καθήμενος ἐγγὺς ἄκμονος, καὶ καταμανθάνων ἀργῷ σιδήρῳ· ἀτμὶς πυρὸς πήξει σάρκας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν θέρμῃ καμίνου διαμαχήσεται· φωνὴ σφύρης καινιεῖ τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατέναντι ὁμοιώματος σκεύους οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ· καρδίαν αὐτοῦ δώσει εἰς συντέλειαν ἔργων, καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ κοσμῆσαι ἐπὶ συντελείας.
(Houtōs ⱪalkeus kathaʸmenos engus akmonos, kai katamanthanōn argōi sidaʸrōi; atmis puros paʸxei sarkas autou, kai en thermaʸ kaminou diamaⱪaʸsetai; fōnaʸ sfuraʸs kainiei to ous autou, kai katenanti homoiōmatos skeuous hoi ofthalmoi autou; kardian autou dōsei eis sunteleian ergōn, kai haʸ agrupnia autou kosmaʸsai epi sunteleias. )

BrTr The smith also 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: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:

WEBBE 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.

DRA So 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.

RV So is the smith sitting by the anvil,
⇔ And considering the unwrought iron:
⇔ The vapour of the fire will waste his flesh;
⇔ And in the heat of the furnace will he wrestle with his work:
⇔ The noise of the hammer will [fn] be ever in his ear,
⇔ And his eyes are upon the pattern of the vessel;
⇔ He will set his heart upon perfecting his works,
⇔ And he will be wakeful to adorn them perfectly.
(So is the smith sitting by the anvil,
⇔ And considering the unwrought/done iron:
⇔ The vapour of the fire will waste his flesh;
⇔ And in the heat of the furnace will he wrestle with his work:
⇔ The noise of the hammer will be ever in his ear,
⇔ And his eyes are upon the pattern of the vessel;
⇔ He will set his heart upon perfecting his works,
⇔ And he will be wakeful to adorn them perfectly. )

38:28 Gr. renew.

KJB-1769 The smith also 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: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:
(The smith also 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: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh/makes; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly: )

KJB-1611 The smith also sitting by the anuill, & considering the iron worke; the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer & the anuill is euer in his eares, and his eies looke still vpon the patterne of the thing that he maketh, he setteth his mind to finish his worke, & watcheth to polish it perfitly.
(The smith also sitting by the anuill, and considering the iron worke; the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anuill is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh/makes, he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfitly.)

Wycl So ech carpenter, and principal werk man, that passith the niyt as the dai; that graueth ymagis grauun, and the bisynesse of hym dyuersith the peynture; he schal yyue his herte to the licnesse of peynture, and bi his wakyng he perfourmeth the werk.
(So each carpenter, and principal work man, that passeth/passes the night as the day; that graveth images graven/carved, and the business of him dyuersith the peynture; he shall give his heart to the likeness of peynture, and by his waking he performeth/performs the work.)

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