For I beheld, and there was no man
Among all the Pagan priests and prophets, that could foretell
things to come; or could prove that their idols did or could say
anything in favour of them: even amongst them, and there
was no counsellor:
none that could be advocates for these idols, and plead their
cause; or could give any good advice and counsel to persons that
needed it, and who applied to them or their idols for it:
that, when I asked of them, could answer a
word;
when asked what they had to say on behalf of their gods they
worshipped, were dumb and speechless; moreover, all this may be
said of the idols themselves, that there was none among them that
could foretell a future event, or give any wholesome counsel to
their worshippers, or could say anything in their own defence;
and therefore, to close the controversy, the following sentence
is pronounced.