Guidance on the straight path: 'I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.' 'Instruct' (yrah) means to teach, to show the way. 'Way of wisdom' and 'straight paths' parallel the metaphorical framework: wisdom is a path, and the wise walk straight, efficiently, toward their destination. The father's role is to illuminate this path, to 'lead' (nchah) the son along it. This suggests that the path of wisdom is not initially obvious; guidance is necessary to see it and stay on it. The father offers himself as a guide.

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