As the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man judged by his praise.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Praiseth. If he be not puffed up, or if all agree in his praises, we may conclude that they are well founded.
The, is not in Hebrew, Comp., St. Jerome, or Chaldean, and destroys the connection.