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14 therefore I will once again do a marvelous work among this people,
    even a marvelous work and a wonder;
for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
    and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.

15 Woe to those who deeply
    hide their counsel from the Lord
and whose works are done in the dark, and they say,
    “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”
16 Surely you turn things upside down!
    Shall the potter be esteemed as the potter’s clay?
Shall what is made say to its maker,
    “He did not make me”?
Or shall the thing formed say to him who formed it,
    “He has no understanding”?

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14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
    with wonder upon wonder;(A)
the wisdom of the wise(B) will perish,
    the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.(C)
15 Woe to those who go to great depths
    to hide(D) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
    “Who sees us?(E) Who will know?”(F)
16 You turn things upside down,
    as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!(G)
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed(H) it,
    “You did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,(I)
    “You know nothing”?(J)

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