<p class="poetry">The produce of the land is seized<n id="1" /> by all of them,p> <p class="poetry">even the king is served<n id="2" /> by the fields.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For wisdom provides<n id="1" /> protection,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">just as<n id="3" /> money provides protection.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">But the advantage of knowledge is this:p> <p class="poetry">Wisdom preserves the life<n id="5" /> of its owner.p>

<p class="poetry">If an iron axhead<n id="1" /> is blunt and a workman<n id="2" /> does not sharpen<n id="3" /> its edge,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">he must exert a great deal of effort;<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">so wisdom has the advantage of giving success.p>