Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Le creuset est pour l'argent, et le fourneau pour l'or; Mais un homme est jugé d'après sa renommée.
KJV
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
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