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13 Who has known the mind of the Lord
    or been able to give him advice?
14 Whom did he ask for help?
    Who taught him the right way?
Who taught him knowledge
    and showed him the way to understanding?

15 The nations are like one small drop in a bucket;
    they are no more than the dust on his measuring scales.
    To him the islands are no more than fine dust on his scales.

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13 Who can fathom the Spirit[a](A) of the Lord,
    or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(B)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
    and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(C)
    or showed him the path of understanding?(D)

15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
    they are regarded as dust on the scales;(E)
    he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or mind