“Know, wisdom leaves you not till death, Is your companion true fore'er. No man can steal it or destroy, Divide or carry off a share. All else can artful tricks beguile, And in a deep-laid trap ensnare. Devoid of wisdom, the fleeting world Makes life a chaos of despair. True wisdom guides his followers On life's perplexing thorny way, Possesses treasures, wealth galore, That none can find or on it prey. No hand can soil its purity, Nor lead it captive 'neath its sway. 'Tis worthless in the hands of fools, For knowledge helps find wisdom's ray.”