Wisdom 13:15DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 15 of 19
"And maketh a convenient dwelling place for it, and setting it in a wall, and fastening it with iron,"
In context
13And taking what was left thereof, which is good for nothing, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, carveth it diligently when he hath nothing else to do, and by the skill of his art fashioneth it and maketh it like the image of a man:
14Or the resemblance of some beast, laying it over with vermilion, and painting it red, and covering every spot that is in it:
15And maketh a convenient dwelling place for it, and setting it in a wall, and fastening it with iron,
16Providing for it, lest it should fall, knowing that it is unable to help itself: for it is an image, and hath need of help.
17And then maketh prayer to it, inquiring concerning his substance, and his children, or his marriage. And he is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life: