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14 Forsooth, Lord, all (the) unwise men and cursed be proud over the measure of their soul, and be enemies of thy people, and upbraid it [or (be) mis-saying to it];

15 for they guessed all the idols of (the) nations to be gods, that have neither sight of eyes to see, neither nostrils to perceive a spirit, either wind, neither ears to hear, neither fingers of hands to touch, but also their feet be slow to go. [for all the maumets of nations gods they esteemed, to the which neither sight of eyes is to see, nor nostrils to perceive spirit, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to grope, but and the feet of them slow to go.]

16 For why a man made those, and he that borrowed a spirit, made those; for why no man may make a god like himself. [A man forsooth made them, and that the spirit borrowed, he feigned them; no man forsooth may make a god like to him.]

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