22 Though you (A)pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

23 (B)Know well the [a]condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a (C)crown endure to all generations.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:23 Lit face

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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