Knowledge is linked to action, so one who knows, acts.

Knowledge is linked to action, so one who knows, acts. 20ـ اَلْعِلْمُ مَقْرُونٌ بِالعَمَلِ فَمَنْ عَلِمَ عَمِلَ. Knowledge calls out to action, so if it responds to it [then it stays] otherwise it departs. 21ـ اَلْعِلْمُ يَهْتِفُ بِالعَمَلِ فَإنْ أجابَهُ وإلاّ اِرْتَحَلَ. Knowledge guides you and action takes you to the goal. 22ـ اَلْعِلْمُ يُرْشِدُكَ، والعَمَلُ يَبْلُغُ بِكَ الغايَةَ. Knowledge is the first guide and cognizance is the final end.

23ـ اَلْعِلْمُ أوَّلُ دَلِيل، والمَعْرِفَةُ آخِرُ نِهايَة. Knowledge is of two types: the intuitive and the learnt; the intuitive knowledge is of no benefit if there is no learnt knowledge [accompanying it]. 24ـ اَلْعِلْمُ عِلْمانِ: مَطْبُوعٌ، ومَسْمُوعٌ، ولايَنْفَعُ المَطْبُوعُ، إذا لَمْ يَكُ مَسْمُوعٌ. Know, then speak. 25ـ اَلْعِلْمُ أكْثَرُ مِنْ أنْ يُحاطَ بِهِ، فَخُذُوا مِنْ كُلِّ عِلْم أحْسَنَهُ. Seek knowledge and you will increase in knowledge. 26ـ أُخْبُرْ تَقُلْ.

Acquire knowledge, for indeed if you are wealthy it will adorn you and if you are poor it will provide for you. 27ـ أُطْلُبِ العِلْمَ تَزْدَدْ عِلْماً. Seek knowledge and you will be rightly guided. 28ـ اِقْتَتِنِ العِلْمَ فَإنَّكَ إنْ كُنْتَ غَنيّاً زانَكَ، وإنْ كُنْتَ فَقِيراً مانَكَ. Acquire knowledge and it will earn you life. 29ـ أُطْلُبُوا العِلْمَ تَرْشَدُوا. Draw water from the clear spring which has been cleansed of all impurity.[^1] 30ـ اِكْتَسِبُوا العِلْمَ يَكْسِبْكُمُ الحَياةَ.

Seek knowledge and you will be known for it, act upon it and you will become from those who are worthy of [possessing] it. 31ـ اِمْتاحُوا (اِمْتَحوا) مِنْ صَفْوِ عَين قَدْرُوِّقَتْ مِنَ الكَدَرِ. Indeed, the one who does not know should never be ashamed to learn, for the value of every person is [measured by] what he knows. 32ـ أُطْلُبُوا العِلْمَ تُعْرَفُوا بهِِ، واعْمَلُوا بِهِ تَـكُونُوا مِنْ أهْلِهِ.

Indeed, the one who is asked about that which he does not know should never consider it demeaning to say “I don’t know”. 33ـ ألا لايَسْتَحْيِيـَنَّ مَنْ لا يَعْلَمُ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ، فَإنَّ قيمَةَ كُلِّ امْرِء ما يَعْلَمُ. The most useful knowledge is that which is acted upon. 34ـ ألا لايَسْتَقْبِحَنَّ مَنْ سُئِلَ عَمّا لايَعْلَمُ أنْ يَقُولَ لا أعْلَمُ. The best knowledge is that which is accompanied by action. 35ـ أنْفَعُ العِلْمِ ماعُمِِلَ بِهِ.