Job 33:13–14

²Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

⁹Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

³⁵And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

³⁴For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?

²²Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

⁷And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

³⁹But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

⁴And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

²⁹The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

¹⁴Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

¹⁰Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

²⁴I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.

²⁵For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

²⁶He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

¹⁴How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

¹⁵Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

¹¹God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

²⁴¶ Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

¹⁰And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.

¹¹God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

²⁹Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,

²⁵Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

⁹¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

¹⁴And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

¹⁷And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

¹⁸Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

²⁹For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

⁵Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.