Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 27:5

σκεύη κεραμέως δοκιμάζει κάμινος, καὶ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐν διαλογισμῷ αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.

Modern English

The kiln tests the potter's vessels, so a person's true character is tested by his reasoning.

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