Wisdom 13:12LXX

Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 12 of 19

"And useth the chips of his work to dress his meat:"
Wisdom 13:12

In context

10But unhappy are they, and their hope is among the dead, who have called gods the works of the hands of men, gold and silver, the inventions of art, and the resemblances of beasts, or an unprofitable stone the work of an ancient hand.

11Or if an artist, a carpenter, hath cut down a tree proper for his use in the wood, and skillfully taken off all the bark thereof, and with his art, diligently formeth a vessel profitable for the common uses of life,

12And useth the chips of his work to dress his meat:

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:

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