Learning Beside the Wise

Reflection

The verse begins, “If, whether for his own sake, or for the sake of others, a man wishes neither….” In its chapter, this image points toward the influence of teachers and companions. Read goodness here as a trainable direction—choices that reduce harm and leave less residue of regret. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.