Numquid gloriabitur securis contra eum qui secat in ea? aut exaltabitur serra contra eum a quo trahitur? Quomodo si elevetur virga contra elevantem se, et exaltetur baculus, qui utique lignum est.
Shall the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it? or shall the saw exalt itself against him by whom it is drawn? as if a rod should lift itself up against him that lifteth it up, and a staff exalt itself, which is but wood.
Numquid secure glorior contra illo qui seca in illa? Aut exalta serra contra illo ab quo trahe? Quomodo si virga eleva contra eleva se, et exalta baculo, qui utique ligno es.