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and sometimes the priests secretly take gold and silver from their gods and spend it upon themselves,
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and even give some of it to the harlots in the brothel. They deck their gods out with garments like men -- these gods of silver and gold and wood,
12
which cannot save themselves from rust and corrosion. When they have been dressed in purple robes,
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their faces are wiped because of the dust from the temple, which is thick upon them.
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Like a local ruler the god holds a scepter, though unable to destroy any one who offends it.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.