¹⁹ As for an idol,^(A) a metalworker casts it,
    and a goldsmith^(B) overlays it with gold^(C)
    and fashions silver chains for it.
²⁰ A person too poor to present such an offering
    selects wood^(D) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
    to set up an idol^(E) that will not topple.^(F)

⁶     they help each other
    and say to their companions, “Be strong!^(A)”
⁷ The metalworker^(B) encourages the goldsmith,^(C)
    and the one who smooths with the hammer
    spurs on the one who strikes the anvil.
One says of the welding, “It is good.”
    The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.^(D)

⁶ Some pour out gold from their bags
    and weigh out silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith^(A) to make it into a god,
    and they bow down and worship it.^(B)
7 They lift it to their shoulders and carry^(C) it;
    they set it up in its place, and there it stands.
    From that spot it cannot move.^(D)
Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer;^(E)
    it cannot save^(F) them from their troubles.

³ For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
    they cut a tree out of the forest,
    and a craftsman^(A) shapes it with his chisel.^(B)
4 They adorn it with silver^(C) and gold;
    they fasten it with hammer and nails
    so it will not totter.^(D)
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
    their idols cannot speak;^(E)
they must be carried
    because they cannot walk.^(F)
Do not fear them;
    they can do no harm^(G)
    nor can they do any good.”^(H)