¹⁵ The ^(A)idols of the nations are but silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.

¹⁹ As for the ^[a](A)idol, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith ^(B)plates it with gold,
And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
²⁰ He who is too impoverished for such an offering
Selects a ^(C)tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To ^[b]prepare ^[c]an idol that ^(D)will not totter.

¹⁹ “Woe to him who ^(A)says to a piece of wood, ‘^(B)Awake!’
To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’
And that is your teacher?
Behold, it is overlaid with ^(C)gold and silver,
And there is ^(D)no breath at all inside it.