Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The sage said…

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The sage said that man proposes and God disposes.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

• The sage said that man propose and God dispose. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the verb "proposes" and "disposes."
• The sage said that man proposed and God disposed. - This sentence does not change the pronouns to reflect the new subject of the sentence, which is "the sage."
• The sage said that man had proposed and God had disposed. - This sentence changes the present tense to the past perfect tense, which is not necessary in this case.