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To give subtlety to the simple, to the na’ar, da’as and discretion.

A chacham (wise person) will hear, and will increase learning, and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

To understand a mashal (proverb), and the melitzah (enigma); the divrei chachamim, and their chidot (riddles).

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for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](A)
    knowledge and discretion(B) to the young—
let the wise listen and add to their learning,(C)
    and let the discerning get guidance—
for understanding proverbs and parables,(D)
    the sayings and riddles(E) of the wise.[b](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
  2. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles