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And taking what was left thereof, which is good for nothing, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, carveth it diligently when he hath nothing else to do, and by the skill of his art fashioneth it and maketh it like the image of a man:
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Or the resemblance of some beast, laying it over with vermillion, and painting it red, and covering every spot that is in it:
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And maketh a convenient dwelling place for it, and setting it in a wall, and fastening it with iron,
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Providing for it, lest it should fall, knowing that it is unable to help itself: for it is an image, and hath need of help.
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And then maketh prayer to it, inquiring concerning his substance, and his children, or his marriage. And he is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life:
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And for health he maketh suspplication to the weak, and for life prayeth to that which is dead, and for help calleth upon that which is unprofitable:
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And for a good journey he petitioneth him that cannot walk: and for getting, and for working, and for the event of all things he asketh him that is unable to do any thing.