Chapter 4 continues with the thought about almsgiving, and returns to the subject of humility. Be like this, he says, and God will love you more than your Mum.
It’s hard to say no to any of this, it’s all good sensible stuff, but hardly revolutionary or deep. Why did Grandson think it was worth translating? Or was he just being humble and obeying instructions?
Moving on, the advice is that in following Wisdom you need to go through the pain barrier. At first, following her requirements will seem hard, because she is testing you. but persevere, and she will come to you with no delay. This implies that sometimes the way of the wise will seem counter-intuitive, or even against your self-interest. Sometimes the right thing to do will bring harm to you, although it will benefit others. Jesus could tell you that.
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