66. Besides, they show no signs in heaven to the nations; they neither shine like the sun, nor give light like the moon.
67. Beasts are better than they are, for they can flee under a covering, and so protect themselves.
68. Therefore, in no way is it clear to us that they are gods; because of this, you should not fear them.
69. For just as a scarecrow in a cucumber field protects nothing, so are their gods of wood, and silver, and inlaid gold.
70. They are just the same as a white thorn in a garden, on which all the birds sit; they are even like a corpse thrown out into the darkness, just so are these gods of wood, and inlaid gold, and inlaid silver.
71. By the purple, and likewise the Royal purple, moth-eaten garments upon them, you will then know that they are not gods. And finally, they themselves are consumed and will be a disgrace in the region.
72. Better is the just man who has no such images, for he will be far from disgrace."