Wisdom 15:17-19

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁷ For being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing with his wicked hands. For he is better than they whom he worshippeth, because he indeed hath lived, though he were mortal, but they never.

¹⁸ Moreover they worship also the vilest creatures: but things without sense compared to these, are worse than they.

¹⁹ Yea, neither by sight can any man see good of these beasts. But they have fled from the praise of God, and from his blessing.