1. They consider how the trees, when they put forth their green leaves,
become covered, and produce fruit; understanding everything, and knowing
that He who lives for ever does all these things for you:
2. _That_ the works at the beginning of every existing year, that all
his works, are subservient to him, and invariable; yet as God has
appointed, so are all things brought to pass.
3. They see, too, how the seas and the rivers together complete their
respective operations:
4. _But_ you endure not patiently, nor fulfil the commandments of the
Lord; but you transgress and calumniate _his_ greatness; and malignant
are the words in your polluted mouths against his Majesty.