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19 Perhaps an idol that a craftsman casts
    and a goldsmith overlays with gold
    and for which he fashions silver chains?
20 Or should mulberry wood be chosen,
    a wood that will not rot,
and then a skilled artisan be designated
    to fashion an idol that will not fall over?
21 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
Were you not told from the beginning?
    Have you not understood from the foundation of the earth?

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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)

21 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?(G)
Has it not been told(H) you from the beginning?(I)
    Have you not understood(J) since the earth was founded?(K)

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