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13 However, left over among these remnants is a useless piece of wood,
    crooked and full of knots,
    which he puts aside to whittle at his leisure.
He carves it skillfully during his spare time,
    forming it into the likeness of a man,
    or makes it resemble some worthless animal,
14 giving it a coat of vermilion and covering its surface with red paint
    while smearing over every blemish in it.
15 Then he provides for it a suitable shrine
    and places it on the wall, fastening it there with nails.

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