Those who pour out their bags of gold
and weigh out silver on scales—
they hire a goldsmith and he makes it into a god.
Then they kneel and bow down to it.(A)
They lift it to their shoulder and bear it along;(B)
they set it in its place, and there it stands;
it does not budge from its place.(C)
They cry out to it but it doesn’t answer;
it saves no one from his trouble.

“Remember this and be brave;[a]
take it to heart, you transgressors!

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Footnotes

  1. 46:8 Hb obscure

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