“Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;”
Proverbs 27:23 (BSB)
Context Reading
21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him. 22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. 23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; 24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,