Can one drive away a hungry lion in the forest? Can one quench a fire in stubble, once it has begun to burn?
KJV
2 Esdras 16:6
May any man drive away an hungry lion in the wood? or may any one quench the fire in stubble, when it hath begun to burn?
Parallel Translations
The mightie Lord sendeth the plagues, and who can driue them away? the fyre is gone forthe in his wrath, and who can quench it?