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

Sirach 2:5

For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.
World English Bible