The affirmation that the words of the wise are like goads and nails fixed by the assembled teachers, suggesting that wise sayings provide stimulation and stability to those who hear them, assigns therapeutic and constructive power to wisdom teaching. The image of goads—instruments that prod or drive—suggests that wisdom may require being pricked into awareness. The image of nails driven deep suggests that wisdom creates firm foundations for understanding. This verse claims significance for the assembled wisdom.

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