Instruction; admonition or reproof, as appears from the next clause, which is a singular means of getting true and sound knowledge.
Loveth knowledge; showeth that he is a true lover of knowledge, because he is willing to purchase it upon such unwelcome terms, as reproofs are generally esteemed.
Is brutish; discovereth himself to be a most foolish and stupid creature, because he is an enemy to himself and to his own happiness.