It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods: therefore fear them not.
For just as a scarecrow in a cucumber field protects nothing, so are their gods of wood, and silver, and inlaid gold.
For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing, so are their gods of wood, and of silver, and laid over with gold.
In no way then is it manifest to us that they are gods. Therefore don’t fear them.