Sirach 27:5 Douay-Rheims

As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts.

Francis Patrick Kenrick

1796–1863 Catholic

The sieve retains the grosser matter. A man's speech serves as a sieve, to manifest his corrupt thoughts.

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1863 · Ecclesiasticus 27:5

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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