¹⁸ And to whom will you liken God?
    And to what likeness will you compare him?
¹⁹ A craftsman pours out the idol,
    and a goldsmith^[a] overlays it with gold,
        and he smelts chains of silver.
²⁰ The one who is too impoverished for a gift chooses wood that will not rot;
    he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to set up an image that will not be knocked over.