21 ^aThe refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him. ‡

22 ^aThough you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. ‡

24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

25 ^aWhen the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, ‡