15 Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
Isaiah 10:15
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Ezekiel 21:9–11
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Job 40:8–10
8 Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? 9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His? 10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Ezekiel 15:1–3
1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? 3 Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
Job 4:16–18
16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice: 17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker? 18 If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels wi…
Sirach 38:24–26
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Isaiah 45:8–10
8 Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it. 9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Doe…
Isaiah 29:15–17
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Habakkuk 2:18–20
18 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it— or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. 19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold,… 20 …
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