Ellen RaskinI remember the will said, 'May God thy gold refine.' That must be from the Bible.""Shakespeare, " Turtle said. All quotations were either from the Bible or Shakespeare.
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The idea of "may God your gold refine" is a bit surprising, considering that the Bible doesn't contain the word "God". It's suggested that Shakespeare was using the phrase "may God your gold refine" in this quote, because he was not familiar with the Bible. He was quoting from King Lear , Act 3, Scene iv.
Source: The Westing Game
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