20. The grave and destruction are not satisfied; So the eyes of man are not satisfied.
21. A refining pot is for silver and a furnace for gold, So a man is tried by his praise.
22. Even if you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle Along with crushed grain, His folly shall not leave him.
23. Know well the state of your flocks; Set your heart to your herds;
24. For riches are not forever, Nor a diadem to all generations.
25. Grass vanishes, and new grass appears, And the vegetation of the mountains are gathered in.
26. The lambs are for your garments, And the goats for the price of a field;
27. And goats’ milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your girls.