Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The sage said, "Man proposes and God disposes."

The sage said that man proposes and God disposes.

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.