Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 33:13

ὡς πηλὸς κεραμέως ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ, οὕτως ἄνθρωποι ἐν χειρὶ τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτοὺς ἀποδοῦναι αὐτοῖς κατὰ τὴν κρίσιν αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

As the clay is in the potter's hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best.

Modern English

Like clay in the potter's hand, to be shaped as he pleases, so is a person in the hand of his Maker, to be dealt with as he sees fit.

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