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20 Or should mulberry wood be chosen,
    a wood that will not rot,
and then a skilled artisan be designated
    to fashion an idol that will not fall over?
21 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
Were you not told from the beginning?
    Have you not understood from the foundation of the earth?
22 God sits enthroned above the vault of the earth,
    and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy
    and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

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20 A person too poor to present such an offering
    selects wood(A) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
    to set up an idol(B) that will not topple.(C)

21 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?(D)
Has it not been told(E) you from the beginning?(F)
    Have you not understood(G) since the earth was founded?(H)
22 He sits enthroned(I) above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.(J)
He stretches out the heavens(K) like a canopy,(L)
    and spreads them out like a tent(M) to live in.(N)

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