Proverbs 1:4-6

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⁴ to teach shrewdness to the simple,
    knowledge and prudence to the young—^(A)
5 let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
    and the discerning acquire skill,^(B)
6 to understand a proverb and a figure,
    the words of the wise and their riddles.