How to Study a Proverb

This is from chapter 12 in Walking in Wisdom by William E. Mouser, Jr.

1. Determine the parallelism. (1) Synonymous parallelism, (2) antithetical parallelism, (3) emblematic parallelism, (4) synthetic parallelism.
2. Identify the figures of speech. Among the choices are metaphor, simile, synecdoche, metonymy and hypocatastasis.
3. Summarize the proverb. Restate the lesson in ten words or less, if possible.
4. Particularize wisdom and folly. What does the proverb say about wisdom? What does the proverb say about foolishness?