χρὴ δὲ πρὸς θεὸν οὐκ ἐρίζειν, ὃς ἀνέχει τοτὲ μὲν τὰ κείνων, τότ᾿ αὖθ᾿ ἑτέροις ἔδωκεν μέγα κῦδος.Pindar, Pythian Ode, II.88-89. My translation.
One must not spar with a god, who on one hand raises the fortunes of some men, and on the another gives great glory to others.