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For a human being made them, and one whose spirit is borrowed formed them; for none can form gods that are like themselves.
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People are mortal, and what they make with lawless hands is dead; for they are better than the objects they worship, since they have life, but the idols never had.
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Moreover, they worship even the most hateful animals, which are worse than all others when judged by their lack of intelligence;
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and even as animals they are not so beautiful in appearance that one would desire them, but they have escaped both the praise of God and his blessing.
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