²¹ Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but a person is tested by being praised.^[a]

²² You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
    even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.

²¹ Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but a person is tested by being praised.^[a]

²² You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
    even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.