他们信奉的毫无价值,
他们从林中砍一棵树,
工匠用木头雕刻偶像,
以金银作装饰,
用钉子和锤子钉牢,
以免晃动。
它们像瓜园中的稻草人,
不能说话,不能行走,
需要人搬运。
你们不要怕它们,
它们既不能害人,
也不能助人。”

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For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
    they cut a tree out of the forest,
    and a craftsman(A) shapes it with his chisel.(B)
They adorn it with silver(C) and gold;
    they fasten it with hammer and nails
    so it will not totter.(D)
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
    their idols cannot speak;(E)
they must be carried
    because they cannot walk.(F)
Do not fear them;
    they can do no harm(G)
    nor can they do any good.”(H)

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