Remembrance: 'Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to one's whole body.' 'Keep them within your heart' (shemrem betavcha) means to internalize, to make the words part of one's core identity. 'Life to those who find them' (chayim lamotzeim) indicates that the words are life-giving. 'Health to one's whole body' (marpe lekol bsar) suggests that the integration of wisdom yields wholeness and healing. The promise is comprehensive: life, health, and wholeness. The young person learns that keeping wisdom in his heart is the path to every good thing he desires.

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