Of an unclean thing what can be cleansed? and from that thing which is false what truth can come?
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Sirach 31:4
The pore laboreth in liuing poorely, and when he leaueth of, he is stil poore.
Parallel Translations
The poor labores in his poor estate; and when he leaves off, he is still needy.
The poor laboureth in his poor estate; and when he leaveth off, he is still needy.
A poor man toils in lack of substance. When he rests, he becomes needy.