Proverbs 27:20-25 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

20. Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

21. As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.

22. Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

23. Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:

24. For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.

25. The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.

Proverbs 27