Answer:
This foreshadows how Midas' desire for wealth will make him a foolish and inconsequential person.
Explanation:
We know how Midas' desire for gold will make him a fool and promote much suffering for him. This is foreshadowed in the passage shown above when gold reflects Midas's foolishness hidden in his ambition and desire for incalculable wealth. In short, gold reflects Midas as someone who has no intelligence, critical sense and humility, someone who will be completely humiliated by his greed.