Good News Translation
These people are not sought out to serve on the public councils, and they never attain positions of great importance. They do not serve as judges, and they do not understand legal matters. They have no education and are not known for their wisdom. You never hear them quoting proverbs.

New Revised Standard Version
nor do they attain eminence in the public assembly. They do not sit in the judge’s seat, nor do they understand the decisions of the courts; they cannot expound discipline or judgment, and they are not found among the rulers.

Contemporary English Version
and they don't become leaders in the town council. They are not judges and cannot explain the decisions of the court. They cannot even tell stories that teach lessons.

New American Bible
nor are they prominent in the assembly. They do not sit on the judge’s bench, nor can they understand law and justice. They cannot expound discipline or judgment, nor are they found among the rulers.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet:

He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet:

Sirach 38:31
He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection.

Sirach 38:32
So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all his work by number:

Sirach 38:34
He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.

Sirach 38:35
All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own art.