Proverbs
Chapters 27:21-27
New International Version Anglicized
21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,but people are tested by their praise.
22Though you grind a fool in a mortar,grinding them like grain with a pestle,you will not remove their folly from them.
23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,give careful attention to your herds;
24for riches do not endure for ever,and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25When the hay is removed and new growth appearsand the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26the lambs will provide you with clothing,and the goats with the price of a field.
27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your familyand to nourish your female servants.