What is Sai Baba's view on scholarly pride versus simple faith, according to this chapter?

According to Chapter 12, firm faith is far more valuable than intellectual arrogance. The text explicitly states that the "stiffness of dry knowledge is fruitless" and warns against associating with those who are proud of their learning but disparage the path of devotion. It suggests that even those well-versed in the Vedas and Vedangas who are "intoxicated with the pride of knowledge" will not have a good end. In contrast, Chapter 12 explains that an ignorant person, simply by the power of faith, can successfully cross the crisis of worldly existence, while the complex riddles of proud scriptural scholars are never solved.