³⁷ Who `is' this -- he hath said, and it is, `And' the Lord hath not commanded `it'?

⁹ For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.

¹⁰ Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

¹¹ The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.

¹⁰ Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, `My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'

⁹ The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

²¹ Many `are' the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

³⁰ There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

³⁵ and all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done?

¹⁵ for to Moses He saith, `I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'

¹¹ in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,

¹³ Go, now, ye who are saying, `To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;'

¹⁴ who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;

¹⁵ instead of your saying, `If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;'