³ For the customs of the peoples are ^(A)futile;
For ^(B)it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
⁴ They ^(C)decorate the idol with silver and gold;
They ^(D)fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not totter.
⁵ They are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
And they ^(E)cannot speak;
They must be ^(F)carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they ^(G)can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”