²⁰Just as Death and Destruction#27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon. are never satisfied,so human desire is never satisfied.
²¹Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,but a person is tested by being praised.#27:21 Or by flattery.
²²You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
²³Know the state of your flocks,and put your heart into caring for your herds,
²⁴for riches don’t last forever,and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
²⁵After the hay is harvested and the new crop appearsand the mountain grasses are gathered in,
²⁶your sheep will provide wool for clothing,and your goats will provide the price of a field.
²⁷And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself,your family, and your servant girls.