Answer:
Often held but never touched. Always wet but never rusts. Often bits but seldom bit. To use it well you must have wit.
It can pierce the best armor and make swords crumble with a rub, yet for all its power It can't harm a wooden club.
If I have it, I don't share it. If I share it, I don't have it. What is it?
What is it that makes tears without sorrow and takes its journey to heaven?
You can hold it without using your hands or your arms. What is it?
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.