Wisdom 14:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 For blest is the wood through which righteousness comes about;
8 but the handmade idol is accursed, and its maker as well:
he for having produced it, and the corruptible thing, because it was termed a god.(A)
9 Equally odious to God are the evildoer and the evil deed;
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