17 It’s not for us to say,"What’s this?" or"For what purpose is that?"Everything will be examinedat its proper time.At his command water piled up in a heap,and by his spoken wordreservoirs of water stood erect.
18 His command accomplisheshis good pleasure,and no one can diminishthe deliverance he intends.
19 The works of all living beingsare before him;nothing can hide from his eyes.
20 He sees from one end of eternityto the other,and nothing is too wondrous for him.
21 It’s not for us to say,"What’s this?" or"For what purpose is that?"All things were createdfor their own purpose.
22 His blessing covers like a riverand soaks the dry land like a flood.
23 Similarly, his anger will overtakethe nations,as he changed fresh waters into brine.