A bit from my first essay: Proverbs

The intent of Proverbs can be summed up well by paraphrasing its preface found in Proverbs 1:2-7. Proverbs was meant to teach humans wisdom, righteousness, justice and equity. To do this it inculcates the simple with prudence and the young with discretion. To do this it increases the learning of the wise and gives to men of understanding knowledge of the riddles, proverbs and figures of the wise. Proverbs envisions banishing the rule of foolishness and replacing it with the reign of knowledge through the fear of the LORD.