George Leo Haydock

Pure words, very different from those of the deceitful, ver. 3. (Calmet) — Earth, dross, or in the crucible, or “for the ruler of earth:” (Pagnin; Haydock) current money. If we alter the Hebrew a little, it may be, “with care, ( bahalil, which is never elsewhere used for a crucible) gold refined seven times;” often, (Proverbs xxiv. 16.) or as much as possible. (Calmet)