Would that not mean that the creation of the earth was really an enormous waste? — Compare Deuteronomy 32: 4; Psalm 103: 8; Isaiah 45: 18; 1 John 4: 8.
( השווה דברים ל ” ב: 4 ;‏ תהלים ק ” ג: 8 ;‏ ישעיהו מ ” ה: 18 ;‏ יוחנן א ’. ד ’: 8‏. )‏