Jeremiah 10:1-5

Modern English Version

Do not learn the way of the nations;
    do not be terrified at the signs of heaven,
    although the nations are terrified at them.
³ For the customs of the people are vain;
    for with the axe one cuts a tree out of the forest,
    the work of the hands of the workman.
⁴ They deck it with silver and with gold;
    they fasten it with nails and with hammers
    so that it may not move.
⁵ They are as a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
    but do not speak;
they must be carried,
    because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
    for they cannot do evil,
    nor can they do good.