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He who is too impoverished for such an offeringSelects a tree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillfulcraftsman To prepare an idol that will not totter.
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It is He who sitsabove the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
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Scarcely* have they been planted, Scarcely* have they been sown, Scarcely* has their stocktakenroot in the earth, But He merelyblows on them, and they wither, And the stormcarries them away like stubble.
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"To whom then will you liken Me That I would be his equal?" says the HolyOne.
vw{d'q r;ma{y h,w.v,a.w yin.Wy.M;d.t yim -l,a.w
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Lift up your eyes on high And seewho has createdthese stars, The One who leadsforth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.