Talált 10441 Eredmények: Út
and even give some of it to the harlots in the brothel. They deck their gods out with garments like men -- these gods of silver and gold and wood, (Baruch 6, 11)
It has a dagger in its right hand, and has an axe; but it cannot save itself from war and robbers. (Baruch 6, 15)
And just as the gates are shut on every side upon a man who has offended a king, as though he were sentenced to death, so the priests make their temples secure with doors and locks and bars, in order that they may not be plundered by robbers. (Baruch 6, 18)
They are just like a beam of the temple, but men say their hearts have melted, when worms from the earth devour them and their robes. They do not notice (Baruch 6, 20)
As for the gold which they wear for beauty -- they will not shine unless some one wipes off the rust; for even when they were being cast, they had no feeling. (Baruch 6, 24)
They are bought at any cost, but there is no breath in them. (Baruch 6, 25)
And those who serve them are ashamed because through them these gods are made to stand, lest they fall to the ground. If any one sets one of them upright, it cannot move itself; and if it is tipped over, it cannot straighten itself; but gifts are placed before them just as before the dead. (Baruch 6, 27)
The priests sell the sacrifices that are offered to these gods and use the money; and likewise their wives preserve some with salt, but give none to the poor or helpless. (Baruch 6, 28)
They howl and shout before their gods as some do at a funeral feast for a man who has died. (Baruch 6, 32)
These things that are made of wood and overlaid with gold and silver are like stones from the mountain, and those who serve them will be put to shame. (Baruch 6, 39)
And the women, with cords about them, sit along the passageways, burning bran for incense; and when one of them is led off by one of the passers-by and is lain with, she derides the woman next to her, because she was not as attractive as herself and her cord was not broken. (Baruch 6, 43)
They are made by carpenters and goldsmiths; they can be nothing but what the craftsmen wish them to be. (Baruch 6, 45)
