12  cThe smith ||with the tongs both worketh in dthe coals,

And fashioneth it ewith hammers,

And worketh it with the strength of his arms:

Yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth:

He drinketh no water, and is faint.

13  The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line;

He fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass,

And maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man;

That it may remain in the house.

14  He heweth him down cedars, and taketh fthe cypress and the oak,

Which ||ghe strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest:

He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

15  hThen shall it be for a man ito burn:

For he will take thereof, and warm himself;

Yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread;

Yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it;

He maketh it a graven image, and jfalleth down thereto.

16  He burneth part thereof in the fire;

With part thereof he eateth flesh;

He roasteth roast, and is satisfied:

Yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha,

I am warm, I have seen kthe fire:

17  And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image:

He ifalleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and lprayeth unto it,

And saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.