“I’ll teach all of you about God’s power. I won’t hide the things the Mighty One does.
“Do you know how deep the mysteries of God are? Can you discover the limits of the Mighty One’s knowledge?
They won’t take delight in the Mighty One. They’ll never call out to God.
You have seen those things yourselves. So why do you continue your useless talk?
Then I’d still have one thing to comfort me. It would be that I haven’t said no to the Holy One’s commands. That would give me joy in spite of my pain that never ends.
God, ever since I was young you have taught me. To this very day I tell about your wonderful acts.
The Lord speaks to me while his powerful hand is on me. He is warning me not to live the way these people live. He says,
You know that nothing has kept me from preaching whatever would help you. I have taught you in public and from house to house.
I have taught you rules and laws, just as the Lord my God commanded me. Obey them in the land you are entering to take as your very own.