¹⁶ “See, it is I who created the blacksmith^(A)
    who fans the coals into flame
    and forges a weapon^(B) fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer^(C) to wreak havoc;

⁴ The Lord works out everything to its proper end^(A)—
    even the wicked for a day of disaster.^(B)

¹¹ From the east I summon^(A) a bird of prey;^(B)
    from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
    what I have planned,^(C) that I will do.^(D)

¹⁵ Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,
    or the saw boast against the one who uses it?^(A)
As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,
    or a club^(B) brandish the one who is not wood!