ROB
Here’s a basic translation of the exact words;
The Second Group is as follows.
They are also big, they’re the one’s who saw the words of the Sages or heard them and understood them according to their literal meaning.
They think that the Sages had no intention other then their literal meaning. And they come to ridicule what contains nothing to ridicule and make fun of the words of the Sages.They think they are smarter and know more of reality, things that the Sages were not able to comprehend.
Most of those who error in this path are those who feel they are wise men of medicine and astrology, They consider themselves men of understanding and wise in their own eyes and great philosopher’s.
The truth is they are far from the Sage and philospophers of truth!
In a way this second group is better then the first.
However they are cursed because they challenge those men who are far greater then them and whose wisdom was already proven to wise men.
These fools, if they would but toil they would understand how to organize and write the wisdom of God, both for the general populace as well as “chachomim”, so that the practical lessons could be understood from philosophy and then then they would’ve understood the Sages and the end point of their words.”
If you find a link on hebrewbooks, we can post that. -Mod 95