Proverbs 27:21-26

²¹As silver is proved in a welling place, and gold is proved in a furnace; so a man is proved by the mouth of his praisers.

²²Though thou poundedest a fool in a mortar, as with a pestle smiting above dried barley, his folly shall not be done away from him.

²³Know thou diligently the cheer of thy beast; and behold thou thy flocks.

²⁴For thou shalt not have power continually; but a crown shall be given to thee in generation and into generations.

²⁵Meadows be opened, and green herbs appeared; and hay is gathered from the hills.

²⁶Lambs be to thy clothing; and kids be to the price of the field.