For not everyone enters the house of the King, rather only those who are ‘masters of the house’, of whom it is stated: (Dan. 1:4) Children in whom there was no blemish... – not in their prayers, and not in their souls,... and of handsome appearance – in all their deeds,... and who understand all wisdom – and are beautiful to behold, for about them it is stated: (Song. 2:14)... show me your appearance, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet and your appearance beautiful.
(Dan. 1:4)... and who are erudite in knowledge, and who understand science (mad)’a – who know in wisdom and understanding (te-vunah) and knowledge, for one does not expound the ‘act of creation’,xcixSee Mishnah Ḥagigah 2:1 unless he is ‘wise in wisdom’∞ḥokhmah, and ‘understands with understanding’ (binah), and ‘knows with knowledge’ (da)’at.