^9 (A)Those who make an image, all of them are useless,
And their precious things shall not profit;
They are their own witnesses;
^(B)They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed.

^7 (A)They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it
And set it in its place, and it stands;
From its place it shall not move.
Though ^(B)one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer
Nor save him out of his trouble.

⁵ They are upright, like a palm tree,
And ^(A)they cannot speak;
They must be ^(B)carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For ^(C)they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”