Sirach 38:29 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

²⁹ Who has time to study wisdom? A potter doesn't. His feet must always move to spin the pottery wheel. He keeps his mind on his work— so many pieces to make,

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Common English Bible

²⁹ So it is with potters sitting at their work, turning the wheel at their feet. They lie down always feeling anxiety about their work, and every product of theirs is valued.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ The blacksmith, sitting by his anvil and considering a work of iron, is similar. The steam from the fire singes his flesh, and he struggles against the heat of the furnace.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁹ It is the same with the potter, sitting at his wheel and turning it with his feet, always concentrating on his work, concerned with how many objects he can produce.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

²⁹ So is the potter sitting at his work and turning the wheel around with his feet, who is always anxiously set at his work. He produces his handiwork in quantity.

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