What warning does Chapter 12 give about the pride of knowledge, and what does it say is more powerful?

Chapter 12 issues a strong warning against intellectual pride, stating that those who are 'well-versed in the Vedas and Vedangas' but become 'intoxicated with the pride of knowledge' and obstruct the path of devotion do not meet a good end. The text explicitly says to avoid the company of such individuals. In contrast, it champions the power of simple, firm faith. As mentioned in Chapter 12, even an ignorant person can successfully cross the 'crisis of the fear of worldly existence' by the power of faith placed at the feet of saints, whereas the 'stiffness of dry knowledge is fruitless' and the riddles of proud scholars are never solved.