Good News Translation
Gold and silver provide security, but good advice is better.

New Revised Standard Version
Gold and silver make one stand firm, but good counsel is esteemed more than either.

Contemporary English Version
Gold and silver may give security, but they don't compare with good advice.

New American Bible
Gold and silver make one’s way secure, but better than either, sound judgment.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both.

Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both.

Sirach 40:23
A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband.

Sirach 40:24
Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they.

Sirach 40:26
Riches and strength lift up the heart: but above these is the fear of the Lord.

Sirach 40:27
There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help.