"... The introductory formula in line a, the whole of line c, and the adversative formulation in line d all have counterparts in the first part of 82:4, while the long second part of 82:4 explicates the content of the astronomical lore that constitutes the torah referred to in 99:10b. In light of this similarity between 82:4a–c and 99:10, it is striking that three elements in 99:10 that are missing in 82:4 do occur in 82:3: the primary subject matter of verse 3 (as well as verse 2) is wisdom (99:10a), which is to be “listened to” (82:3b; 99:10a) and learned (82:3b; 99:10b). In short, read in the light of the analogous 99:10, the first part of 82:4 is a natural complement to 82:3. Second, in its form as a beatitude and its location at the end of a major subsection, 82:4a–c provides a balanced literary counterpart to 81:4. Third, the section of 2 Enoch that corresponds to the present context contains all the major components present in 82:1–4, including a beatitude ..."