16. Levanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for an olah.
17. Kol HaGoyim before Him are as nothing; and they are counted to Him less than nothing, and tohu.
18. To whom then will ye liken El? Or what demut (likeness) will ye compare unto Him?
19. The charash (workman, craftsman) melteth a pesel (idol, image), and the goldsmith overlayeth it with zahav, and casteth for it chains of kesef.
20. He that is so impoverished that He hath no terumah chooseth an etz that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a charash chacham (skilled craftsman) to prepare a pesel, that shall not topple.