13 Who has meted out the Spirit of יהוה, or as His counsellor taught Him?
14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of right-ruling? Who taught Him knowledge, and showed Him the way of understanding?
15 See, nations are as a drop in a bucket, and are reckoned as dust on the balance. See, He lifts up isles as fine dust.
16 And Leḇanon is not enough to burn, nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before Him are as a non-entity, and they are reckoned by Him as less than a speck, and emptiness.
18 And to whom would you liken Ěl? And what likeness would you compare to Him?
19 The workman moulds a graven image, and the goldsmith overspreads it with gold, and the silversmith casts silver chains.