## If you cry out for understanding and raise your voice for it ##
Both parts of the verse mean “If you urgently ask God for understanding.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
## if you seek it like you would seek silver and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures ##
Both parts of the verse mean “if you seek understanding with as much effort as you search for a valuable object” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])