The prophet Jeremiah bluntly summarized this understanding: "O Lord , I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his steps" (10:23).
Hakunene, muprofeti Jeremia i wa wula lisine a xikhati lexi a ngaku: "O Jehova, nza zi tiva lezaku a ndlela ya munhu a yi le ntanwini wakwe, kambe a munhu a nga zi koti ku lulamisa a mazambo yakwe." - Jeremia 10:23.