Proverbs 27:20-22

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²⁰ The deep hole of death always wants more dead people to fill it.
    In the same way, a person wants to have everything that he sees.
²¹ You need a hot fire to see if silver and gold are pure.
    In the same way, when people praise you,
    they can see what you are really like.
²² Even if you beat a fool with a big stick, as hard as you beat grain,
    you will never remove all his silly ideas.