Wisdom 13:14-16

New Catholic Bible

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.
¹⁶ In this way, he takes precautions so that it will not fall,
    since he realizes that it cannot help itself,
    for, being merely an image, it requires help.