{40:16} The weeds, which grow above every water and beside the banks of the river, will be uprooted before all the grass.
{40:17} Grace is like a paradise of blessings, and mercy continues for eternity.
{40:18} The life of a worker, when content with what is sufficient, will become sweet, and in it you will find a treasure.
{40:19} Sons, and the building of a city, will establish a name, but an immaculate wife will be ranked above these things.
{40:20} Wine and music rejoice the heart, but the love of wisdom is above them both.

{40:11} All things that are of the earth shall return to the earth, and all waters shall return to the sea.
{40:12} All bribery and iniquity will be wiped away, but faith shall stand forever.
{40:13} The substance of the unjust will dry up like a river, and will pass away with a noise like loud thunder in a rainstorm.
{40:14} When he opens his hands, he will rejoice. So will transgressors pass away at the consummation.
{40:15} The descendants of the impious will not produce many branches, for they may be compared to dirty roots at the edge of a rock.