13. For what man shall know the counsel of God? Or who shall conceive what the Lord willeth?
14. For the thoughts of mortals are timorous, And our devices are prone to fail.
15. For a corruptible body weighs down the soul, And the earthy frame lies heavy on a mind that is full of cares.
16. And hardly do we divine the things that are on earth, And the things that are close at hand we find with labor; But the things that are in the heavens who ever yet traced out?
17. And who ever gained knowledge of your counsel, except you gave wisdom, And sent your holy spirit from on high?