11. Look, all his associates will be put to shame;the craftsmen are mere humans.Let them all assemble and take their stand!They will panic and be put to shame.
12. A blacksmith works with his tooland forges metal over the coals.He forms it with hammers;he makes it with his strong arm.He gets hungry and loses his energy;he drinks no water and gets tired.
13. A carpenter takes measurements;he marks out an outline of its form;he scrapes it with chisels,and marks it with a compass.He patterns it after the human form,like a well-built human being,and puts it in a shrine.
14. He cuts down cedarsand acquires a cypress or an oak.He gets trees from the forest;he plants a cedar and the rain makes it grow.
15. A man uses it to make a fire;he takes some of it and warms himself.Yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread.Then he makes a god and worships it;he makes an idol and bows down to it.
16. Half of it he burns in the fire – over that half he cooks meat;he roasts a meal and fills himself.Yes, he warms himself and says,‘Ah! I am warm as I look at the fire.’
17. With the rest of it he makes a god, his idol;he bows down to it and worships it.He prays to it, saying,‘Rescue me, for you are my god!’
18. They do not comprehend or understand,for their eyes are blind and cannot see;their minds do not discern.