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.”

^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.

46 Bel ^(A)bows down, Nebo stoops;
Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle.
Your carriages were heavily loaded,
^(B)A burden to the weary beast.

^23 (A)Show the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, ^(B)do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.

^4 (A)Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
⁵ They have mouths, but they do not speak;
Eyes they have, but they do not see;
⁶ They have ears, but they do not hear;
Noses they have, but they do not smell;
⁷ They have hands, but they do not handle;
Feet they have, but they do not walk;
Nor do they mutter through their throat.