Jeremiah 10:3-5

New Century Version

³ The customs of other people are worth nothing.
    Their idols are just wood cut from the forest,
    shaped by a worker with his chisel.
⁴ They decorate their idols with silver and gold.
    With hammers and nails they fasten them down
    so they won’t fall over.
⁵ Their idols are like scarecrows in melon fields;
    they cannot talk.
Since they cannot walk,
    they must be carried.
Do not be afraid of those idols,
    because they can’t hurt you,
    and they can’t help you either.”