¹² When Moab appears at her high place,^(A)
    she only wears herself out;
when she goes to her shrine^(B) to pray,
    it is to no avail.^(C)

⁵ Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
    their idols cannot speak;^(A)
they must be carried
    because they cannot walk.^(B)
Do not fear them;
    they can do no harm^(C)
    nor can they do any good.”^(D)