14 For as the potter knoweth the vessel, how much it is to contain, and bringeth clay accordingly, so also doth the Lord make the body after the likeness of the spirit, and according to the capacity of the body doth He implant the spirit. (T12) 15 And the one does not fall short of the other by a third part of a hair; for by weight, and measure, and rule was all the creation made. (T12) 16 And as the potter knoweth the use of each vessel, what it is meet for, so also doth the Lord know the body, how far it will persist in goodness, and when it beginneth in evil. (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 1:14–16
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