Some unusual identifications of the balance are reported, such as assigning the term to a particular person or reducing it to a special figure of speech. Establishing such interpretations against the straightforward affirmation of weighing requires clear and reliable evidence.
In describing unseen matters, metaphorical suggestion, reported opinion, and established doctrine are not on the same evidentiary level. Historical transmission of a statement is not itself proof of its correctness.
Thus the reality of the weighing remains affirmed, while speculative identifications are evaluated individually or left undetermined.