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Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? |
Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? |
Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use (honor), and another for common use (dishonor)? |
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Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? |
Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same mass (lump) one vessel for beauty and distinction and honorable use, and another for menial or ignoble and dishonorable use? |
Or, does not the potter possess authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make, on the one hand, an instrument which is for honorable purposes and, on the other hand, one which is for dishonorable uses? |
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The potter, for instance, has complete control over the clay, making with one part of the lump a lovely vase, and with another a pipe for sewage. |
Has not the potter the right with his clay to make of the same lump one vessel for ornamental purposes, another for degrading service? |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.