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Whose sharp point is turned upwards, and whose light shines like the sun. The flame of wisdom never extinguishes the darkness of ignorance. ||19|| Difficult to overcome are the calamities, the sorrows, the anxieties, and the troubles. They are overcome by wisdom, not by any other means, O great-minded one. ||20|| Even a small amount of wisdom, without any support, is beneficial. Like a small breeze, it can move a large ship. ||21|| Even without support, one who has wisdom will achieve his goal. Without wisdom, even a small task becomes difficult and is destroyed. ||24|| Association with learned and virtuous people will increase wisdom. Like the watering of a plant, it will lead to the attainment of fruits. ||24|| Wisdom is the great root, the tree of action. It bears fruits that are very sweet, like the fruits of the neem tree. ||25|| Whatever effort is made to earn wealth, the same effort should be made to increase wisdom. ||26|| Wisdom is the best treasure, the boundary of all sorrows, and the seed that destroys the tree of worldly existence. ||27|| Heaven, hell, and all other desires are attained by wisdom. All is attained by the great-souled one who has wisdom. ||28|| By wisdom, one crosses the terrible ocean of worldly existence. Not by charity, not by pilgrimage, not by austerity. ||29|| Even those who have attained wealth, land, and other possessions, are like ordinary people. Only those who have the vine of wisdom, taste the sweet fruits of its growth. ||30||