Proverbs 27:21-23

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²¹The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    so a person is tested^[a] by being praised.
²²Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
    along with crushed grain,
    but the folly will not be driven out.

²³Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds;

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Proverbs 27:21 Heb lacks is tested

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