"play cards"

[LeTyan]

Hi,

Metaphorically, can I say "God is the one who shuffles cards and you are the one who play (the) cards".
Does the sentence sound natural with or without "the"?

Thank you!

 

[MikeNewYork]

No. And "play" should be "plays".

 

[bhaisahab]

It would be more natural like this: "God is the one who shuffles the cards and you are the one who plays them".

 

[SoothingDave]

God shuffles the cards, you play the hand you're dealt.

 

[Barb_D]

God shuffles the cards, you play the hand you're dealt.

But note that this requires either a conjunction ("... the cards, and you play...) or some other form of punctuation besides a comma.