יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה רֵאשִׁ֣ית דָּ֑עַת חָכְמָ֥ה וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר אֱוִילִ֥ים בָּֽזוּ׃ (פ)
Takut akan Yang Mahakekal adalah permulaan pengetahuan; orang-orang bodoh menghina hikmat dan didikan.
Beur HaGra
Tana, etc... B'mitkala: This is like an introduction, similar to the openings of other works, such as 'The Proverbs of Solomon, etc.' until 'The fear of the Lord' (Proverbs 1:7) — an introduction to the Proverbs, stating what the book is about. And so it is with all books. The five words until 'B'mitkala' correspond to the five chapters of this book, which in turn correspond to the five books of the Torah. These align with the five 'Partzufim' (configurations) that encompass all of the Atzilut (the highest realm of emanation in Kabbalah), the five worlds that encompass all the universes — Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah, Asiyah (ABiYA) and Adam Kadmon. They also correspond to the four letters of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) with the tip of the Yud (י).