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Anyone who can will strip them of their gold and silver and of the robes they wear, and go off with this booty, and they will not be able to help themselves.
56
Besides, they can offer no resistance to king or enemy. Why then must anyone admit or think that they are gods?
57
Gods made of wood and overlaid with silver and gold are unable to save themselves from thieves or robbers.
58
Anyone who can will strip them of their gold and silver and of the robes they wear, and go off with this booty, and they will not be able to help themselves.
59
So it is better to be a king who shows his courage, or a household utensil that serves its owner's need, than to be these false gods; better even the door of a house that protects its contents, than these false gods; better also a wooden pillar in a palace, than these false gods.
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For sun and moon and stars are bright, and when sent to do a service, they are obedient.
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