12
And after spending the refuse of his work to dress his meat, hath filled himself;
13
And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved it diligently, when he had nothing else to do, and formed it by the skill of his understanding, and fashioned it to the image of a man;
14
Or made it like some vile beast, laying it over with vermilion, and with paint colouring it red, and covering every spot therein;
15
And when he had made a convenient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron:
16
For he provided for it that it might not fall, knowing that it was unable to help itself; for it is an image, and hath need of help:
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.