'RYose ben Kisma said: One time I was traveling on the road and a certain man met me and he greeted me and I returned his greeting. He said to me, “My teacher, from which place are you?” I said to him, “I am from a great city of sages and scribes.” He said to me, “My master, do you want to dwell with us in our place and I will give you thousands upon thousands of golden dinars and precious stones and pearls?” I said to him, “[Even] if you would give me all the gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls in the world, I would dwell only in a place of Torah.” for at the time of a person's death, neither silver nor gold nor precious stones nor pearls escort the person, but only Torah and good deeds, as it is stated: As you go forth it will guide you, as you lie down it will guard you, and when you awake it will converse for you. As you go forth it will guide you, in this world. As you lie down it will guard you, in the grave. And when you awake it will converse for you, in the World to Come. And so it is written in the Book of Psalms by David, king of Israel: “The Torah of Your mouth is better for me than thousands in gold and silver.” And it states: Mine is the silver and Mine is the gold, the word of Hashem, Master of legions.