The smith also 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: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:
So too the smith, sitting by the anvil, studying the ironwork — the heat of the fire wears away his flesh as he battles the furnace's blaze; the clang of hammer and anvil rings constantly in his ears, and his eyes stay fixed on the pattern of what he is making; he devotes his mind to finishing the work, and stays alert to perfect its polish.
