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Page 49
38:29. So doth the smith 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.
38:30. The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is
upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.
38:31. He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to
polish them to perfection.
38:32. So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about
with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all
his work by number:
38:33. He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength
before his feet:
38:34. He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to
make clean the furnace.
38:35. All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own
art.
38:36. Without these a city is not built.
38:37. And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall
not go up into the assembly.
38:38. Upon the judges' seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of
judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare
discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are
spoken:
38:39. But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their
prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and
searching in the law of the most High.
Ecclesiasticus Chapter 39
The exercises of the wise man. The Lord is to be glorified for his
works.
39:1. The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and
will be occupied in the prophets.
39:2. He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal
into the subtilties of parables.
39:3. He will search out the hidden meanings of proverbs, and will be
conversant in the secrets of parables.
39:4. He shall serve among great men, and appear before the governor.
39:5. He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and
evil among men.
39:6. He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him,
and he will pray in the sight of the most High.
39:7. He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for
his sins.
39:8. For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the
spirit of understanding:
39:9. And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in
his prayer he will confess to the Lord.
39:10. And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his
secrets shall he meditate.
39:11. He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall
glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
39:12. Many shall praise his wisdom, and it shall never be forgotten.
39:13. The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in
request from generation to generation.
39:14. Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth
his praise.
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