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And the fire sent from above to consume mountains and woods does what it is ordered. But these idols are not to be compared with them in appearance or power.
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Therefore one must not think that they are gods nor call them gods, for they are not able either to decide a case or to do good to men.
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Since you know then that they are not gods, do not fear them.
66
For they can neither curse nor bless kings;
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they cannot show signs in the heavens and among the nations, or shine like the sun or give light like the moon.
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The wild beasts are better than they are, for they can flee to cover and help themselves.
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So we have no evidence whatever that they are gods; therefore do not fear them.
70
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber bed, that guards nothing, so are their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver.
71
In the same way, their gods of wood, overlaid with gold and silver, and like a thorn bush in a garden, on which every bird sits; or like a dead body cast out in the darkness.
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By the purple and linen that rot upon them you will know that they are not gods; and they will finally themselves be consumed, and be a reproach in the land. Better therefore is a just man who has no idols, for he will be far from reproach.