Commentary for Berakhot 66:23
ואמר רבי חנינא הכל בידי שמים חוץ מיראת שמים שנאמר (דברים י, יב) ועתה ישראל מה ה' אלהיך שואל מעמך כי אם ליראה
R. Hannina also said : Everything is in the hand of Heaven except the fear of Heaven; as it is said, "And now, O Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to fear" (Deut. x. 12).
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
I.e. God determines whether the person will be tall or short, rich or poor, etc. ; but not whether he will be God-fearing or not. That is left to his own choice.
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