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Therefore it is better to be a king who shows his manhood, or else a vessel in a house profitable for whatever the owner needs, than such false gods—or even a door in a house, to keep the things safe that are in it, than such false gods; or better to be a pillar of wood in a palace than such false gods.
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Verse 59. Obedient to God. They were appointed to mark out the seasons, and so forth (Genesis 1:14) and if any creature were worthy of adoration, they would. Calmet.—The Babylonians adored them as well as statues, and therefore their proper destination is specified here and by Moses.
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