“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.
Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?
I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied,
Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed