“He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.”
He who is too impoverished for such an offering selects a wood that does not rot and seeks out a skillful craftsman to prepare an idol that will not totter, establishing that even the poor engage in idol-making, adapting their practice to their means. The oracle suggests the universality of the foolish attempt to create representations of God.
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