Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 38:29

οὕτως κεραμεὺς καθήμενος ἐν ἔργῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ συστρέφων ἐν ποσὶν αὐτοῦ τροχόν, ὃς ἐν μερίμνῃ κεῖται διὰ παντὸς ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐναρίθμιος πᾶσα ἡ ἐργασία αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

So doth the potter sitting at his work, and turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set at his work, and maketh all his work by number;

Modern English

So too the potter, sitting at his work, turning the wheel with his feet, always absorbed in his task, and shaping each piece with care;

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