¹⁷ so are their gods when they have been set up in the temples. Their eyes are full of the dust raised by the feet of those who enter. And just as the gates are shut on every side against anyone who has offended a king, as though under sentence of death, so the priests make their temples secure with doors and locks and bars in order that they may not be plundered by robbers.^(A)

⁵⁶ Gods made of wood and overlaid with silver and gold are unable to save themselves from thieves or robbers.^(A)