25. Gold and silver provide a firm position for the feet, but well-spoken counsel is above them both.
26. Ability and strength lift up the heart, but the fear of the Lord is above these things.
27. There is no loss in the fear of the Lord, and it has no need to ask for assistance.
28. The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessings, and they have covered it above all glory.
29. Son, in your lifetime you should not be indigent, for it is better to die than to be destitute.
30. The life of him who looks to another man's table should not be thought of as a way of life. For he feeds his life with another man's food.