As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
KJV
Sirach 27:4
As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
Parallel Translations
As when one sifts with a sieve, the refuse remains; so the filth of man in his talk.
In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains, so does the filth of man in his thoughts.
As when one sifteth, the filthines remaineth in the siue, so the filth of man remaineth in his thoght.