For as wisdom protects, so also does money protect. But learning and wisdom have this much more: that they grant life to one who possesses them.
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Consider the work of God: who can make straight what He has made crooked?
Consider God’s work! Who can straighten what God has made crooked?
For as wisdom is a defence, so money is a defence: but learning and wisdom excel in this, that they give life to him that possesseth them.