As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in Mine hand, O house of Israel.
It was not you that sent me hither, but God.
Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
The character of a people may be ruined by charity.