11
In the fullness of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them and appointed their different ways.
12
Some he blessed and exalted, and some he made holy and brought near to himself; but some he cursed and brought low, and turned them out of their place.
13
Like clay in the hand of the potter, to be molded as he pleases, so all are in the hand of their Maker, to be given whatever he decides.
14
Good is the opposite of evil, and life the opposite of death; so the sinner is the opposite of the godly.
15
Look at all the works of the Most High; they come in pairs, one the opposite of the other.
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