64. Since you know they aren’t gods, don’t be afraid of them.
65. They can’t curse or bless rulers.
66. They can’t show signs in the sky among the nations or shine like the sun or give light like the moon.
67. The animals are better off than the idols, for they are able to run for shelter and help themselves.
68. It is obvious to us that the idols aren’t gods. So don’t be afraid of them.
69. As a scarecrow in a cucumber field offers no protection, so do their wooden gods covered in gold and silver.
70. In the same way, their wooden gods covered in gold and silver could be compared to a briar patch where every bird perches or to a dead body thrown out into the darkness.
71. From the purple cloth—and the marble that decays and crumbles on them—you will know they aren’t gods. Later they themselves will be devoured, and it will be a disgrace in the land.
72. So it is better to be a righteous person without any idols. That person will be far removed from disgrace.