1. The sage asked the spirit of wisdom (2) thus: ‘Wherefore is it when an ignorant man—when they bring advancement to him—considers the learning [ p. 97 ] and advancement of the wise and good mostly so [1], through greediness, that to teach it to him is difficult?’
3. The spirit of wisdom answered (4) thus: ‘For this reason, because the ignorant man considers, in thought, his own ignorance as good as the sage does, in thought, his own knowledge.’
(97:1) L19 has ‘such vexation,’ by-reading bêsh instead of vas. ↩︎