"Wisein heartand mightyin strength,Whohas defiedHim withoutharm?
"Now behold,Godis with us at [our] headand His priestswith the signaltrumpetsto soundthe alarmagainstyou. O sonsof Israel,do not fightagainstthe LORDGodof your fathers,for you will not succeed."
and he said,"O LORD,the Godof our fathers,are You not Godin the heavens?And are You not ruleroverallthe kingdomsof the nations?Powerand mightare in Your handso that noonecan standagainstYou.
And showyou the secretsof wisdom!For soundwisdomhas twosides.Knowthen that Godforgetsa part of your iniquity.
"With Him are wisdomand might;To Him belong counseland understanding.
That you should turnyour spiritagainstGodAnd allow [such] wordsto goout of your mouth?
"Would He contendwith me by the greatnessof [His] power?No,surelyHe would payattentionto me.
"But He dragsoff the valiantby His power;He rises,but noone hasassuranceof life.
"Dominionand awebelong to Him Who establishespeacein His heights.
"Godunderstandsits way,And He knowsits place.
"Behold,Godis mightybut does not despise[any]; [He is] mightyin strengthof understanding.
"The Almighty--we cannotfindHim; He is exaltedin powerAnd He will not doviolenceto justiceand abundantrighteousness.
"Whohas putwisdomin the innermostbeingOrgivenunderstandingto the mind?
"Whocan countthe cloudsby wisdom,Or tipthe waterjarsof the heavens,
"Ordo you have an armlike God,And can you thunderwith a voicelikeHis?
"Can you puta ropein his noseOr piercehis jawwith a hook?
"But it is stillmy consolation,And I rejoicein unsparingpain,That I have not deniedthe wordsof the HolyOne.
"If[it is a matter] of power,behold,[He is] the strongone!And if[it is a matter] of justice,whocan summonHim?
O LORD,howmanyare Your works!In wisdomYou have madethem all;The earthis fullof Your possessions.
To Him who madethe heavenswith skill,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting;
"And in the greatnessof Your excellenceYou overthrowthose who riseup against You; You sendforth Your burninganger,[and] it consumesthem as chaff.
Pharaohsent,and behold,there was not evenoneof the livestockof Israeldead.But the heartof Pharaohwas hardened,and he did not letthe peoplego.
How blessedis the manwho fearsalways,But he who hardenshis heartwill fallinto calamity.
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
"Woeto [the one] who quarrelswith his Maker--An earthenwarevesselamongthe vesselsof earth!Will the claysayto the potter,'Whatare you doing?'Or the thingyou are making[say], 'He hasnohands'?
"I seta snarefor you and you were alsocaught,O Babylon,While you yourselfwere not aware;You have been foundand alsoseizedBecauseyou have engagedin conflictwith the LORD."
Danielsaid,"Let the nameof Godbe blessedforeverand ever,For wisdomand powerbelong to Him.
The LORDis slowto angerand greatin power,And the LORDwill by nomeansleave[the guilty] unpunished.In whirlwindand stormis His way,And cloudsare the dustbeneath His feet.
Oh,the depthof the richesbothof the wisdomand knowledgeof God!Howunsearchableare His judgmentsand unfathomableHis ways!
Ordo we provokethe Lordto jealousy?We are not strongerthan He, are we?
and whatis the surpassinggreatnessof His powertowardus who believe.[These are] in accordancewith the workingof the strengthof His might
whichHe lavishedon us. In allwisdomand insight
sothat the manifoldwisdomof Godmight nowbe made knownthroughthe churchto the rulersand the authoritiesin the heavenly[places].
Nowto Him who is ableto dofar more abundantlybeyondallthat we askorthink,accordingto the powerthat workswithinus,
