Translations
The bellows are roaring; the lead has all burned away. The refiner works and works—but it is all for nothing, for the wicked simply will not be purged.'
The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire. One refines and refines in vain—for the wicked are never drawn out.'
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.