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)