"Soin the present case,I sayto you, stay awayfrom thesemenand let them alone,for ifthisplanoractionis of men,it will be overthrown;
Whenour enemiesheardthat it was knownto us, and that Godhad frustratedtheir plan,then allof us returnedto the wall,eachoneto his work.
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
to breakAssyriain My land,and I will tramplehim on My mountains.Then his yokewill be removedfrom them and his burdenremovedfrom their shoulder.
Whois therewho speaksand it comesto pass,Unlessthe Lordhas commanded[it]?
But He answeredand said,"EveryplantwhichMy heavenlyFatherdid not plantshall be uprooted.
"Was the baptismof Johnfrom heaven,orfrom men?AnswerMe."
"Ifwe letHim [go on] like this,all menwill believein Him, and the Romanswill comeand take awaybothour placeand our nation."
And he saidto them, "Menof Israel,take carewhatyou proposeto dowith thesemen.
For the wisdomof thisworldis foolishnessbeforeGod.For it is written,"[He is] THE ONE WHO CATCHESTHE WISEIN THEIR CRAFTINESS";
