Letter of Jeremiah 25-27

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²⁵ Having no feet, they are carried on the shoulders of others, revealing to humans their worthlessness. And those who serve them are put to shame^{(A) 26} because, if any of these gods falls^[a] to the ground, they themselves must pick it up. If anyone sets it upright, it cannot move itself, and if it is tipped over, it cannot straighten itself. Gifts are placed before them just as before the dead.^{(B) 27} The priests sell the sacrifices that are offered to these gods^[b] and use the money themselves. Likewise their wives preserve some of the meat^[c] with salt but give none to the poor or helpless.^(C)