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22 Even if you ground up a foolish person like grain in a bowl,
you couldn’t remove the foolishness.

23 Be sure you know how your sheep are doing,
    and ·pay attention to the condition of [L set your heart on] your cattle.
24 ·Riches [Treasure] will not go on forever,
    nor ·do governments go on [a crown/diadem] forever.

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22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
    grinding them like grain with a pestle,
    you will not remove their folly from them.

23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(A)
    give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,(B)
    and a crown is not secure for all generations.

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