<p class="poetry">he plots evil with perverse thoughts<n id="1" /> in his heart,p> <p class="poetry">he spreads contention<n id="2" /> at all times.p>

<p class="poetry">a heart that devises wicked plans,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">feet that are swift to run<n id="2" /> to evil,p>

You must not curse a deaf person or put a stumbling block in front of a blind person.<n id="1" /> You must fear<n id="2" /> your God; I am the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah son of Mika, son of Zikri, son of Asaph;

<p class="poetry">Their venom is like that of a snake,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">like a deaf serpent<n id="2" /> that does not hear,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A craftsman casts<n id="1" /> an idol;p> <p class="poetry">a metalsmith overlays it with goldp> <p class="poetry">and forges silver chains for it.p>

Now Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who heated metal and shaped<n id="1" /> all kinds of tools made of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.p>

You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal;<n id="1" /> you are to have them set<n id="2" /> in gold filigree<n id="3" /> settings.

and with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an artisan, a designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.p>

&#8216;Cursed is the one<n id="1" /> who makes a carved or metal image &#8211; something abhorrent<n id="2" /> to the <sc>Lordsc>, the work of the craftsman<n id="3" /> &#8211; and sets it up in a secret place.&#8217; Then all the people will say, &#8216;Amen!&#8217;<n id="4" />

<p class="poetry">To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he then seeks a skilled craftsmanp> <p class="poetry">to make<n id="2" /> an idol that will not fall over.p>

<p class="poetry">The craftsman encourages the metalsmith,p> <p class="poetry">the one who wields the hammer encourages<n id="1" /> the one who pounds on the anvil.p> <p class="poetry">He approves the quality of the welding,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and nails it down so it won&#8217;t fall over.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">A blacksmith works with his tool<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and forges metal over the coals.p> <p class="poetry">He forms it<n id="2" /> with hammers;p> <p class="poetry">he makes it with his strong arm.p> <p class="poetry">He gets hungry and loses his energy;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he drinks no water and gets tired.p>

<p class="poetry">A carpenter takes measurements;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he marks out an outline of its form;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he scrapes<n id="3" /> it with chisels,p> <p class="poetry">and marks it with a compass.p> <p class="poetry">He patterns it after the human form,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">like a well-built human being,p> <p class="poetry">and puts it in a shrine.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look, I create the craftsman,p> <p class="poetry">who fans the coals into a firep> <p class="poetry">and forges a weapon.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I create the destroyer so he might devastate.p>

<p class="poetry">For the religion<n id="1" /> of these people is worthless.p> <p class="poetry">They cut down a tree in the forest,p> <p class="poetry">and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and gold is brought from Uphaz<n id="2" /> to cover those idols.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">They are clothed in blue and purple clothes.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">They are all made by skillful workers.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">That idol was made by a workman &#8211; it is not God!p> <p class="poetry">The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.p>

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> said to him, &#8220;Who gave<n id="1" /> a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the <sc>Lordsc>?<n id="2" />

He has filled them with skill<n id="1" /> to do all kinds of work<n id="2" /> as craftsmen, as designers, as embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and in fine linen, and as weavers. They are<n id="3" /> craftsmen in all the work<n id="4" /> and artistic designers.<n id="5" />