Sirach 33:12-14

Good News Translation

¹² He blessed some, making them honored and holy, keeping them near him. Others he cursed, humbling them and removing them from their positions. ¹³ Just as clay is in the potter's hands for him to shape as he pleases, so we are in the hands of our Creator for him to do with as he wishes.

¹⁴ Good is the opposite of evil, life is the opposite of death, and sin is the opposite of devotion to the Lord.