¹² If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

⁹ Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

¹⁰ If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?

¹³ But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

³⁴ Who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord? or who has taken part in his purposes?

¹⁵ Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

³⁵ And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

⁶ O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.

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¹³ Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

¹¹ In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

¹⁸ So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

¹⁹ But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?

²⁰ But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?

²⁶ Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing in your eyes.