Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Ote de l'argent les scories, Et il en sortira un vase pour le fondeur.
KJV
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
KJV
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