16. For a man made them, And one whose own spirit is borrowed moulded them; For no one has power, being a man, to mould a god like to himself,
17. But, being mortal, he makes a dead thing by the work of lawless hands; For he is better than the objects of his worship, Forasmuch as he indeed had life, but they never.
18. Yes, and the creatures that are most hateful do they worship, For, being compared as to lack of sense, these are worse than all others;
19. Neither, as seen beside other creatures, are they beautiful, so that one should desire them, But they have escaped both the praise of God and his blessing.