Sirach 38:26-28

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁶ He sets his heart on ploughing furrows,
    and he is careful about fodder for the heifers.
²⁷ So it is with every artisan and master artisan
    who labours by night as well as by day;
those who cut the signets of seals,
    each is diligent in making a great variety;
they set their heart on painting a lifelike image,
    and they are careful to finish their work.
²⁸ So it is with the smith, sitting by the anvil,
    intent on his ironwork;
the breath of the fire melts his flesh,
    and he struggles with the heat of the furnace;
the sound of the hammer deafens his ears,^[a]
    and his eyes are on the pattern of the object.
He sets his heart on finishing his handiwork,
    and he is careful to complete its decoration.