"They decorate[it] with silverand with gold;They fastenit with nailsand with hammersSo that it will not totter.
Their idolsare silverand gold,The workof man'shands.
The idolsof the nationsare [but] silverand gold,The workof man'shands.
The man shapesironinto a cuttingtooland doeshis workover the coals,fashioningit with hammersand workingit with his strongarm.He alsogetshungryand his strengthfails;he drinksnowaterand becomesweary.
"Those who lavishgoldfrom the purseAnd weighsilveron the scaleHirea goldsmith,and he makesit [into] a god;They bowdown,indeedthey worshipit.
"They liftit upon the shoulder[and] carryit; They setit in its placeand it stands[there]. It does not movefrom its place.Thoughone may cryto it, it cannotanswer;It cannotdeliverhim from his distress.
And nowthey sinmoreand more,And makefor themselves moltenimages,Idolsskillfullymade from their silver,Allof them the workof craftsmen.They sayof them, "Let the menwho sacrificekissthe calves!"
"Woeto him who saysto a [piece of] wood,Awake!'To a mutestone,'Arise!'[And] that is [your] teacher?Behold,it is overlaidwith goldand silver,And thereis nobreathat allinsideit.
