13. Yet he who holds a scepter like a man, like the judge of the region, cannot put to death one who sins against him.
14. And though he holds in his hand a sword and an axe, yet he cannot free himself from war and robbers. From this let it be known to you that they are not gods.
15. Therefore, do not fear them. For just as the vessel a man uses becomes useless when broken, so also are their gods.
16. When they are set up in a house, their eyes are full of dust from the feet of those who enter.
17. And like one who has offended the king and is surrounded at every door, or like a corpse about to be carried to the grave, so do the priests secure the doors with bars and locks, lest they be plundered by robbers.