8 “Rain^a down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it. ‡

9 “Woe to him who strives with ^ahis Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
^bShall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’? ‡

10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?’
Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”