וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּ הִזְנ֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יִפְרֹ֑צוּ כִּֽי־אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה עָזְב֖וּ לִשְׁמֹֽר׃
Kakain sila ngunit hindi mabubusog; makikiapid sila ngunit hindi darami ang kanilang mga anak, sapagkat tinalikuran nila ang Walang-Hanggan at tumigil na sila sa pagsunod sa Kanya.
Zohar
Said R. Hiya: ‘And yet it is written: “God reigneth over the nations”!’ The old man replied: ‘I see that thou hast been behind their wall, and hast come forward to support them with this verse. I ought first to deal with my own difficulty; but since I have found thee in the way, I will first remove thee, and then go on to remove all other obstacles.