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For neither has the evil intent of human art misled us,
nor the fruitless toil of painters,
a figure stained with varied colors,
whose appearance arouses yearning in fools,
so that they desire[a] the lifeless form of a dead image.
Lovers of evil things and fit for such objects of hope[b]
are those who either make or desire or worship them.

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  1. Wisdom 15:5 Gk and he desires
  2. Wisdom 15:6 Gk such hopes

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