⁸ Don’t, don’t be afraid. Haven’t I proclaimed from ages past that I would save you^[a]? You are my witnesses—is there any other God? No! None that I know about! There is no other Rock!

⁹ What fools they are who manufacture idols for their gods. Their hopes remain unanswered. They themselves are witnesses that this is so, for their idols neither see nor know. No wonder those who worship them are so ashamed. ¹⁰ Who but a fool would make his own god—an idol that can help him not one whit!