Wisdom of Sirach 27:5 (Brenton): The furnace proveth the potter’s vessels; So the trial of man is in his reasoning.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 27:5
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- σκεύη skeue vessels a vessel to contain liquid, utensil noun, Nom Plur Neut G4632
- κεραμέως kerameos potter's a potter noun, Gen Sing Masc G2763
- δοκιμάζει dokimazei put to the test, prove verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing G1381
- κάμινος kaminos furnace a furnace noun, Nom Sing Masc G2575
- καὶ kai and, even conjunction G2532
- πειρασμὸς peirasmos trial trial, testing noun, Nom Sing Masc G3986
- ἀνθρώπου anthropou man a man, one of the human race noun, Gen Sing Masc G444
- ἐν en in in, on preposition G1722
- διαλογισμῷ dialogismo reasoning a calculation, reasoning noun, Dat Sing Masc G1261
- αὐτοῦ autou his he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
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