12. Who has measured with his palm the waters,marked off the heavens with a span,held in his fingers the dust of the earth,weighed the mountains in scalesand the hills in a balance?
13. Who has directed the spirit of the Lord,or instructed him as his counselor?
14. Whom did he consult to gain knowledge?Who taught him the path of judgment,or showed him the way of understanding?
15. See, the nations count as a drop in the bucket,as a wisp of cloud on the scales;the coastlands weigh no more than a speck.
16. Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,nor its animals be enough for burnt offerings.
17. Before him all the nations are as nought,as nothing and void he counts them.
18. To whom can you liken God?With what likeness can you confront him?
19. An idol? An artisan casts it,the smith plates it with gold,fits it with silver chains.