21 (A)As is the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold, so is every man according to his [a]dignity.

22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat brayed with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

23 Be diligent to know the state of thy flock, and take heed to the herds.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:21 That is, he is either known to be ambitious, and glorious, or humble and modest.

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