{40:26} Ability and strength lift up the heart, but the fear of the Lord is above these things.
{40:27} There is no loss in the fear of the Lord, and it has no need to ask for assistance.
{40:28} The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessings, and they have covered it above all glory.
{40:29} Son, in your lifetime you should not be indigent, for it is better to die than to be destitute.
{40:30} 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.

{40:21} The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant word is above them both.
{40:22} Your eye desires elegance and beauty, but verdant fields are above these things.
{40:23} A friend and a companion meet one another in time, but above them both is a wife with her husband.
{40:24} Brothers are a help in time of tribulation, but mercy will liberate, more so than they will.
{40:25} Gold and silver provide a firm position for the feet, but well-spoken counsel is above them both.