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For a man made them, and one whose spirit is borrowed formed them; for no man can form a god which is like himself.
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He is mortal, and what he makes with lawless hands is dead, for he is better than the objects he worships, since he has life, but they never have.
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The enemies of thy people worship even the most hateful animals, which are worse than all others, when judged by their lack of intelligence;
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and even as animals they are not so beautiful in appearance that one would desire them, but they have escaped both the praise of God and his blessing.
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.