Isaiah 40:18-20

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¹⁸ To whom, then, will you liken God,
    or what likeness compare with him?^(A)
19 An idol? A workman casts it,
    and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
    and casts for it silver chains.^(B)
20 As a gift one chooses mulberry wood^[a]
    —wood that will not rot—
then seeks out a skilled artisan
    to set up an image that will not topple.^(C)