³ Our God is in heaven
and does whatever he pleases.^(A)

⁶ The Lord does whatever he pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all the depths.^(A)

¹¹ so my word that comes from my mouth
will not return to me empty,
but it will accomplish what I please
and will prosper in what I send it to do.”^(A)

³⁷ Who is there who speaks and it happens,
unless the Lord has ordained it?^(A)
38 Do not both adversity and good
come from the mouth of the Most High?^(B)
39 Why should any living person complain,
any man, because of the punishment for his sins?

For his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
and his kingdom is from generation to generation.^(B)
35 All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing,^(C)
and he does what he wants^(D) with the army of heaven
and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can block his hand
or say to him, “What have you done?” ^(E)