Proverbs 27:20-22

Expanded Bible

²⁰ ·People will never stop dying and being destroyed [^LSheol/The grave and Abaddon/Destruction are never satisfied; Job 26:6],
and ·they will never stop wanting more than they have [^Lthe eyes of people will never be satisfied].

²¹ A ·hot furnace tests silver and gold [crucible for silver and a furnace for gold],
and people ·are tested by the praise they receive [^Lin the presence of those who praise them].

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