Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Le creuset est pour l'argent, et le fourneau pour l'or; Mais celui qui éprouve les coeurs, c'est l'Eternel.
KJV
The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
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