Wisdom 15:3-5

Good News Translation

³ Knowing you is perfect righteousness. Recognizing your power is where immortality begins. ⁴ We have not been misled by any evil product of human skill, by any useless object painted by some artist, or by any idol smeared with different colors. ⁵ The sight of such things arouses the passions of foolish people and makes them desire a dead, lifeless image.