לָתֵ֣ת לִפְתָאיִ֣ם עָרְמָ֑ה לְ֝נַ֗עַר דַּ֣עַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃
צו געבן די נאַרן געשײַטקײט, דעם יונגן קענשאַפֿט און געדאַנקען;
Duties of the Heart
* Another sign: That he straightens people and teaches them the path to the service of G-d, whether with soft words or with harsh words, according to what is needed for the time and place, and according to the class and level of the people, and that he does so to everyone, from the great men down to the men of the shuk (market), as the wise man said: "a wise man will hear, and will increase in learning;" (Mishlei 1:5), and "To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion" (Mishlei 1:4).