(2) The Persian Period 43-66   II. The Translation 67-110   § 1. The Prologue 69-70   § 2. The First Section: or, The Quest of the Chief Good in Wisdom and in Pleasure 71-76   § 3. The Second Section: or, The Quest in Devotion to the Affairs of Business 77-86   § 4. The Third Section: or, The Quest in Wealth and in the Golden Mean 87-96   § 5. The Fourth Section: or, The Quest Achieved 97-108   § 6. The Epilogue 109, 110   III. The Exposition 111-335      § 1. The Prologue 113-126      § 2. The First Section: or, The Quest in Wisdom and in Pleasure 127-141       (a) The Quest in Wisdom 127-133       (b) The Quest in Pleasure 133-137       (c) Wisdom and Pleasure Compared 138-140       (d) The Conclusion 140, 141       § 3. The Second Section: or, The Quest in Devotion to the Affairs of Business 142-186       (a) The Quest obstructed by Divine Ordinances 143-145       (b) And by Human Injustice and Perversity 145-151       (c) It is rendered hopeless by the base Origin of Human Industries 151, 152       (d) Yet these are capable of a nobler Motive and Mode 153-158       (e) So also a happier and more effective Method of Worship is open to Man; 158-160       (f) And a more helpful and consolatory Trust in the Divine Providence 161-164       (g) The Conclusion 164, 165   Application 165-186       (a) Devotion to Business springs from Jealous Competition: 168, 169       (b) It tends to form a Covetous Temper; 169-171       (c) To produce a Materialistic Scepticism; 171-173       (d) To make Worship Formal and Insincere; 173, 174       (e) And to take from Life its Quiet and Innocent Enjoyments