²³ I said, “O sovereign Lord, from every forest of the earth, and from all its trees you have chosen one vine,^(A)

¹¹ The thing that the king is asking is too difficult, and no one can reveal it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”^(A)

³⁸ Then I answered and said, “But, O sovereign Lord, all of us also are full of ungodliness.^(A)