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whose appearance arouses yearning in fools,
so that they desire[a] the lifeless form of a dead image.(A)

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  1. 15.5 Gk and he desires

They have mouths, but they do not speak;
    they have eyes, but they do not see.
They have ears, but they do not hear;
    they have noses, but they do not smell.
They have hands, but they do not feel;
    they have feet, but they do not walk;
    they make no sound in their throats.

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16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
    they have eyes, but they do not see;

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17 they have ears, but they do not hear,
    a nose, but there is no breath in their mouths.

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19 Alas for you who say to the wood, “Wake up!”
    to silent stone, “Rouse yourself!”
    Can it teach?
See, it is gold and silver plated,
    and there is no breath in it at all.(A)

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