²⁰ nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form `it', Why me didst thou make thus?

¹⁶ Your perversion! as clay is the potter esteemed? That the work saith of its maker, `He hath not made me?' And the framed thing said of its framer, `He did not understand?'

⁹ Wo `to' him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, `What dost thou?' And thy work, `He hath no hands?'

¹⁰ Wo `to' him who is saying to a father, `What dost thou beget?' Or to a wife, `What dost thou bring forth?

¹¹ Thus said Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel, and his Former: Ask Me of the things coming concerning My sons, Yea, concerning the work of My hands, ye command Me.'

⁸ And now, O Jehovah, thou `art' our Father, We `are' the clay, and Thou our Framer, And the work of Thy hand -- all of us.

¹³ Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When `for' all His matters He answereth not?

³ Is there an end to words of wind? Or what doth embolden thee that thou answerest?

⁵ wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

² Thou hast known that `for' all things Thou art able, And not withheld from Thee is `any' device:

³ `Who `is' this, hiding counsel without knowledge?' Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.

⁴ `Hear, I pray thee, and I -- I do speak, I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.'

⁵ By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.

⁶ Therefore do I loathe `it', And I have repented on dust and ashes.

² Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

² Who `is' this -- darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?

³ Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

²³ Who hath appointed unto Him his way? And who said, `Thou hast done iniquity?'

⁸ Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

⁵ Once I have spoken, and I answer not, And twice, and I add not.

⁹ Servants -- to their own masters `are' to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

¹⁶ for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O husband, whether the wife thou shalt save?

²⁰ where `is' the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

¹ Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man -- every one who is judging -- for in that in which thou dost judge the other, thyself thou dost condemn, for the same things thou dost practise who art judging,

¹⁵ is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good?

⁸ He hath declared to thee, O man, what `is' good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except -- to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

²⁰ And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?