Wisdom 13:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ But when he prays regarding his possessions or his marriage or his children,
    he feels no shame in addressing this lifeless object.
¹⁸ In asking for health he petitions something that is weak,
    and for life he entreats the dead;
for aid he prays to something totally inept,
    and for a prosperous journey he beseeches something that is unable to walk.
¹⁹ And for profits, work, and success in affairs,
    he asks the assistance of something whose hands are completely immobile.