in his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass:
WEB
Sirach 50:3
In his days, a water cistern was dug, the brazen vessel like the sea in circumference.
Parallel Translations
In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass:
In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass: