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The blacksmith with the tongs works one in the coals ,
Fashions it with hammers ,
And works it with the strength of his arms .
Even so ,
he is hungry ,
and his strength fails ;
He drinks no water and is faint .
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The craftsman stretches out his rule ,
He marks one out with chalk ;
He fashions it with a plane ,
He marks it out with the compass ,
And makes it like the figure of a man ,
According to the beauty of a man ,
that it may remain in the house .
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He cuts down cedars for himself ,
And takes the cypress and the oak ;
He secures it for himself among the trees of the forest .
He plants a pine ,
and the rain nourishes it .
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Then it shall be for a man to burn ,
For he will take some of it and warm himself ;
Yes ,
he kindles it and bakes bread ;
Indeed he makes a god and worships it ;
He makes it a carved image ,
and falls down to it .
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He burns half of it in the fire ;
With this half he eats meat ;
He roasts a roast ,
and is satisfied .
He even warms himself and says , "
Ah !
I am warm ,
I have seen the fire ."
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And the rest of it he makes into a god ,
His carved image .
He falls down before it and worships it ,
Prays to it and says , "
Deliver me ,
for you are my god !"
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They do not know nor understand ;
For He has shut their eyes ,
so that they cannot see ,
And their hearts ,
so that they cannot understand .
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And no one considers in his heart ,
Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say , "
I have burned half of it in the fire ,
Yes ,
I have also baked bread on its coals ;
I have roasted meat and eaten it ;
And shall I make the rest of it an abomination ?
Shall I fall down before a block of wood ?"