¹⁶ You remember how we lived when we were in Egypt. You remember how we travelled through other countries as we came here. ¹⁷ You saw the useless gods that people of other nations worship. They worship idols that they make from wood, stone, silver and gold. ¹⁸ So be very careful that you do not turn away from the Lord our God to worship the gods of those nations. No man, woman, clan or tribe among you must ever want to do that. That would be like the root of a plant that gives fruits which are full of poison.