3 to receive instruction in wise behavior, righteousness, justice and fairness,
4 to give discernment to the naïve, knowledge and discretion to the youth
5 (let the wise listen and increase learning and the discerning obtain wise counsel)
6 to understand a proverb and a puzzle, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.
7 The fear of Adonai is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
9 For they are a garland of grace for your head and a chain to adorn your neck.