Preparation for the Instructions of the Second and Third Main Levels

A marginal note reads: "Lay in the H. Mstb.? on [the] lining 18, 19."

A full-page watercolor illustration depicts a bearded man with long hair, seated on a wooden chair atop blue stylized clouds. He wears a dark brown robe under a green and yellow striped mantle. In his right hand, he holds a large red book with the Hebrew word "משלי" (Mishlei—Proverbs) written on the cover. His left hand rests on a wooden staff. To his right, a white cloth or scroll hangs down. To his left, a golden crown with red lining sits upon the clouds. In the upper left corner, within a black circular medallion, is a small emblem featuring a gate or tower.