7. All the wealth you lost will be nothingcompared with what God will give you then.
8. Look for a moment at ancient wisdom;consider the truths our ancestors learnt.
9. Our life is short, we know nothing at all;we pass like shadows across the earth.
10. But let the wise ancestors teach you;listen to what they had to say:
11. “Reeds can't grow where there is no water;they are never found outside a swamp.
12. If the water dries up, they are the first to wither,while still too small to be cut and used.