12 Now who are you that you have tested God this day, and stand in the place of God among the children of men? (WEB) 13 Now try the Lord Almighty, and you will never know anything. (WEB) 14 For you will not find the depth of the heart of man, and you will not perceive the things that he thinks. How will you search out God, who has made all these things, and know his mind, and comprehend his purpose? No, my kindred, don’t provoke the Lord our God to anger! (WEB)
Judith 8:12–14
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