<b>And it came to pass after these words that God did prove Abraham (Gen. 22:1).</b> Scripture states elsewhere in reference to this verse: <i>Forasmuch as the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him: “What dost thou?” whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing</i> (Eccles. 8:4–5). What is meant by this verse? Whatsoever the Holy One, blessed be He, desires to do, He may do, and none may stay His hand. What then can be the meaning of <i>And who may say unto Him: “What doest Thou?” whoso keepeth the commandment</i>, etc.? These words <i>whoso keepeth the commandment</i> allude to the righteous men who perform the commandments of the Holy One, blessed be He. And it is their decree that He fulfills, as it is written: <i>Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee, and the light shall shine upon thy ways</i> (Job 22:28). An example of this is what occurred after they made the golden calf. Though the Holy One, blessed be He, desired to destroy them, our master, Moses, restrained the Holy One, blessed be He, as though that were possible, just as a man restrains his companion. Hence the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: <i>And now let Me be</i> (Exod. 32:10). We learn this as well from the verse: <i>Let Me alone that I may destroy them</i> (Deut. 9:14). Therefore Scripture says: <i>Who may say unto him: “What doest thou?” whoso keepeth the commandment</i>.