Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX2012

Sirach 27:4

As when one sifts with a sieve, the refuse remains; so the filth of man in his talk.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains, so does the filth of man in his thoughts.
World English Bible