6 And ^aif by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.¹ But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.  ‡

7 What then? ^aIsrael has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were ^bblinded.  ‡

9 And David says:
^a“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
A stumbling block and a recompense to them. ‡

10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see,
And bow down their back always.”