35. They neither save anyone from death, nor deliver the weak from the strong,
36. nor do they restore sight to the blind, or rescue anyone in distress.
37. The widow they do not pity, the orphan they do not help.
38. These gilded and silvered wooden statues are no better than stones from the mountains; their worshipers will be put to shame.
39. How then can it be thought or claimed that they are gods?
40. Even the Chaldeans themselves have no respect for them; for when they see a deaf mute, unable to speak, they bring forward Bel and expect him to make a sound, as though he could hear.
41. They themselves are unable to reflect and abandon these gods, for they have no sense.