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But unhappy, indeed, are those people who give to man-made artifacts the title of gods! Cursed is their hope in dead things, objects worked in gold and silver, likenesses of animals, and even useless stones carved long ago! (Wisdom of Solomon 13, 10)
for life he prays to what is dead, for help he implores something insensitive, for a successful journey he has recourse to what cannot walk, (Wisdom of Solomon 13, 18)
Suppose a father, overwhelmed by grief for a child so swiftly taken from him, has an image made of him. From that time on a dead creature will be honored as a god, because the father handed on to his dependents secret rites and celebrations. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 15)
the sight of which stirs yearning in fools attached to the lifeless face of a dead image. (Wisdom of Solomon 15, 5)
a mortal's unholy hands produce a dead god. He is, in fact, superior to what he worships, since he at least lives, but they will never live. (Wisdom of Solomon 15, 17)
Thrown half-dead, some here and some there, they made known why they were dying, (Wisdom of Solomon 18, 18)
The dead were already piled up, one on top of the other, when he intervened, beating back Wrath and cutting it off from the living. (Wisdom of Solomon 18, 23)
While the Egyptians were still mourning at the graves of their dead, they had the mad idea of pursuing them as fugitives. (Wisdom of Solomon 19, 3)
May your gifts benefit the living and do not forget the dead. (Ecclesiasticus 7, 33)
Once a man is dead, grubs, insects and worms are his lot. (Ecclesiasticus 10, 11)
The dead man is as if he did not exist and cannot give praise; he who has life and health can praise the Lord. (Ecclesiasticus 17, 28)
Weep for the dead man since the light has deserted him, weep for the fool because understanding has deserted him. Cry less for the dead man; he has found his rest but the fool's life is worse than death. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 11)
