“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”
Valuing wisdom above all: 'Wisdom is supreme, so get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.' This repeats the previous verse verbatim, emphasizing through repetition the centrality of wisdom. The repetition is a rhetorical device meant to burn this truth into the reader's consciousness. Some manuscripts vary slightly, but the effect is the same: wisdom must be the supreme goal, pursued with absolute commitment. In a culture of oral transmission, repetition serves to anchor teaching in memory.
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