To understand a proverb and a saying,
The words of the wise and their (A)riddles.

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for understanding proverbs and parables,(A)
    the sayings and riddles(B) of the wise.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles

17 (A)Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

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Thirty Sayings of the Wise

Saying 1

17 Pay attention(A) and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;(B)
    apply your heart to what I teach,(C)

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