Isaiah 29:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴ therefore, I will continue to deal with this people
    in shocking and amazing ways.
The wisdom of their wise men will perish,
    and the understanding of their discerning men will cease.
¹⁵ Woe to those who go to extreme measures
    to conceal their plans from the Lord,
who perpetrate their evil deeds in the dark,
    saying, “Who sees us? Who knows where we are?”
¹⁶ Such people are truly perverse.
    Is the potter no better than the clay?
Can what is made say of its maker,
    “He did not make me”?
Can a pot say of the potter,
    “He really has no particular skill”?