@SKracket @MeBigbrain AH SORRY DIDN'T READ YOUR COMMENT IN FULL
SO YOU'RE ASKING WHAT THE VALUE OF READING A BOOK IN A LANGUAGE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IS? WELL IT IS THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE TEXT
IF ITS IN A LANGUAGE YOU DON'T KNOW BUT IS RELATED TO ONE YOU KNOW, YOU CAN INFER AND GUESTIMATE SOME MEANING, BUT BEWARE OF "FALSE FRIENDS" -- WORDS THAT APPEAR SIMILAR BETWEEN TWO LANGUAGES BUT HAVE VERY DIFFERENT MEANINGS
CASE IN POINT MY "SAT DOWN TO EAT AND ROSE TO PLAY" EXAMPLE FROM EARLIER IN THE THREAD