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[1] Again, one preparing to sail, and about to journey over raging waves,
calls upon a piece of wood more fragile than the vessel that carries him.
[2] For the hunger for profit planned it,
and wisdom was the craftsman who built it.
[3] Your providence, O Father, guides it along,
because even in the sea you gave a way,
and in the waves a sure path,
[4] showing that you can save out of every danger,
that even a man without skill may put to sea.
[5] It is your will that the works of your wisdom should not be ineffective.
Therefore men also entrust their lives to a little piece of wood,
and passing through the surge on a raft come safely to land.
[6] Forⓘ in the old time also, when proud giants were perishing,
the hope of the world, taking refuge on a raft,
your hand guided the seed of generations of the race of men.
[7] For blessed is wood through which comes righteousness;
[8] but the idol made with hands is accursed, itself and he that made it;
because his was the working, and the corruptible thing was called a god.
[9] For both the ungodly and his ungodliness are alike hateful to God;
[10] for truly the deed will be punished together with him who committed it.
[11] Therefore also there will be a visitation among the idols of the nation,
because, though formed of things which God created, they were made an abomination,
stumbling blocks to the souls of men,
and a snare to the feet of the foolish. [12] For the devising of idols was the beginning of fornication,
and the invention of them the corruption of life.
[13] For they didn’t exist from the beginning, and they won’t exist forever.
[14] For by the boastfulness of men they entered into the world,
and therefore a speedy end was planned for them. [15] For a father worn with untimely grief,
making an image of the child quickly taken away,
now honored him as a god which was then a dead human being,
and delivered to those that were under him mysteries and solemn rites.
[16] Afterward the ungodly custom, in process of time grown strong, was kept as a law,
and the engraved images received worship by the commandments of princes.
[17] And when men could not honor them in presence because they lived far off,
imagining the likeness from afar,
they made a visible image of the king whom they honored,
that by their zeal they might flatter the absent as if present. [18] But worship was raised to a yet higher pitch, even by those who didn’t know him,
urged forward by the ambition of the architect;
[19] for he, wishing perhaps to please his ruler,
used his art to force the likeness toward a greater beauty.
[20] So the multitude, allured by reason of the grace of his handiwork,
now consider an object of devotion him that a little before was honored as a man.
[21] And this became an ambush,
because men, in bondage either to calamity or to tyranny,
invested stones and stocks with the Name that shouldn’t be shared. [22] Afterward it was not enough for them to go astray concerning the knowledge of God,
but also, while they live in a great war of ignorance, they call a multitude of evils peace.
[23] For either slaughtering children in solemn rites, or celebrating secret mysteries,
or holding frenzied revels of strange customs,
[24] no longer do they guard either life or purity of marriage,
but one brings upon another either death by treachery, or anguish by adultery.
[25] And all things confusedly are filled with blood and murder, theft and deceit,
corruption, faithlessness, tumult, perjury,
[26] confusion about what is good, forgetfulness of favors,
ingratitude for benefits,
defiling of souls, confusion of sex,
disorder in marriage, adultery and wantonness.
[27] For the worship of idols that may not be named†
is a beginning and cause and end of every evil.
[28] For their worshipers either make merry to madness, or prophesy lies,
or live unrighteously, or lightly commit perjury.
[29] For putting their trust in lifeless idols,
when they have sworn a wicked oath, they expect not to suffer harm.
[30] But on both counts, the just doom will pursue them,
because they had evil thoughts of God by giving heed to idols,
and swore unrighteously in deceit through contempt for holiness.
[31] For it is not the power of things by which men swear,
but it is the just penalty for those who sin
that always visits the transgression of the unrighteous.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 14:6 The Greek text here may be corrupt.
  2. † 14:27 ; ; ;
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[1] Πλοῦν G4144 τις G5100 πάλιν G3825 στελλόμενος G4724 καὶ G2532 ἄγρια G66 μέλλων G3195 διοδεύειν G1353 κύματα G2949 τοῦ G3588 φέροντος G5342 αὐτὸν G846 πλοίου G4143 σαθρότερον ξύλον G3586 ἐπιβοᾶται. G1916 [2] Ἐκεῖνο G1565 μὲν G3303 γὰρ G1063 ὄρεξις G3715 πορισμῶν G4200 ἐπενόησεν, τεχνῖτις δὲ G1161 σοφία G4678 κατεσκεύασεν· G2680 [3] ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 σή, G4674 πάτερ, G3962 διακυβερνᾷ πρόνοια, G4307 ὅτι G3754 ἔδωκας G1325 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 θαλάσσῃ G2281 ὁδὸν G3598 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 κύμασι G2949 τρίβον G5147 ἀσφαλῆ G804 [4] δεικνὺς G1166 ὅτι G3754 δύνασαι G1410 ἐκ G1537 παντὸς G3956 σῴζειν, G4982 ἵνα G2443 κἂν G2579 ἄνευ G427 τέχνης G5078 τις G5100 ἐπιβῇ. G1910 [5] Θέλεις G2309 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 ἀργὰ G692 εἶναι G1511 τὰ G3588 τῆς G3588 σοφίας G4678 σου G4675 ἔργα· G2041 διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 καὶ G2532 ἐλαχίστῳ G1646 ξύλῳ G3586 πιστεύουσιν G4100 ἄνθρωποι G444 ψυχὰς G5590 καὶ G2532 διελθόντες G1330 κλύδωνα G2830 σχεδίᾳ διεσώθησαν. G1295 [6] Καὶ G2532 ἀρχῆς G746 γὰρ G1063 ἀπολλυμένων G622 ὑπερηφάνων G5244 γιγάντων ἡ G3588 ἐλπὶς G1680 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου G2889 ἐπὶ G1909 σχεδίας καταφυγοῦσα G2703 ἀπέλιπεν G620 αἰῶνι G165 σπέρμα G4690 γενέσεως G1078 τῇ G3588 σῇ G4674 κυβερνηθεῖσα χειρί. G5495 [7] Εὐλόγηται G2127 γὰρ G1063 ξύλον, G3586 δι’ G1223 οὗ G3739 γίνεται G1096 δικαιοσύνη· G1343 [8] τὸ G3588 χειροποίητον G5499 δέ, G1161 ἐπικατάρατον G1944 αὐτὸ G846 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ποιήσας G4160 αὐτό, G846 ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 μὲν G3303 ἠργάζετο, G2038 τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 φθαρτὸν G5349 θεὸς G2316 ὠνομάσθη. G3687 [9] Ἐν G1722 ἴσῳ G2470 γὰρ G1063 μισητὰ θεῷ G2316 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ἀσεβῶν G764 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ἀσέβεια G763 αὐτοῦ· G846 [10] καὶ G2532 γὰρ G1063 τὸ G3588 πραχθὲν G4238 σὺν G4862 τῷ G3588 δράσαντι κολασθήσεται. G2849 [11] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 εἰδώλοις G1497 ἐθνῶν G1484 ἐπισκοπὴ G1984 ἔσται, G2071 ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 κτίσματι G2938 θεοῦ G2316 εἰς G1519 βδέλυγμα G946 ἐγενήθησαν G1096 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 σκάνδαλα G4625 ψυχαῖς G5590 ἀνθρώπων G444 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 παγίδα G3803 ποσὶν G4228 ἀφρόνων. G878 [12] Ἀρχὴ G746 γὰρ G1063 πορνείας G4202 ἐπίνοια G1963 εἰδώλων, G1497 εὕρεσις δὲ G1161 αὐτῶν G846 φθορὰ G5356 ζωῆς. G2222 [13] Οὔτε G3777 γὰρ G1063 ἦν G2258 ἀπ’ G575 ἀρχῆς G746 οὔτε G3777 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 ἔσται· G2071 [14] κενοδοξίᾳ G2754 γὰρ G1063 ἀνθρώπων G444 εἰσῆλθεν G1525 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 κόσμον, G2889 καὶ G2532 διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 σύντομον αὐτῶν G846 τὸ G3588 τέλος G5056 ἐπενοήθη. [15] Ἀώρῳ γὰρ G1063 πένθει G3997 τρυχόμενος πατὴρ G3962 τοῦ G3588 ταχέως G5030 ἀφαιρεθέντος G851 τέκνου G5043 εἰκόνα G1504 ποιήσας G4160 τόν G3588 ποτε G4218 νεκρὸν G3498 ἄνθρωπον G444 νῦν G3568 ὡς G5613 θεὸν G2316 ἐτίμησεν G5091 καὶ G2532 παρέδωκεν G3860 τοῖς G3588 ὑποχειρίοις μυστήρια G3466 καὶ G2532 τελετάς· [16] εἶτα G1534 ἐν G1722 χρόνῳ G5550 κρατυνθὲν τὸ G3588 ἀσεβὲς G765 ἔθος G1485 ὡς G5613 νόμος G3551 ἐφυλάχθη. G5442 [17] Καὶ G2532 τυράννων ἐπιταγαῖς G2003 ἐθρησκεύετο τὰ G3588 γλυπτά, οὓς G3739 ἐν G1722 ὄψει G3799 μὴ G3361 δυνάμενοι G1410 τιμᾶν G5091 ἄνθρωποι G444 διὰ G1223 τὸ G3588 μακρὰν G3112 οἰκεῖν G3611 τὴν G3588 πόρρωθεν G4207 ὄψιν G3799 ἀνατυπωσάμενοι ἐμφανῆ G1717 εἰκόνα G1504 τοῦ G3588 τιμωμένου G5091 βασιλέως G935 ἐποίησαν, G4160 ἵνα G2443 ὡς G5613 παρόντα G3918 τὸν G3588 ἀπόντα G548 κολακεύωσιν διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 σπουδῆς. G4710 [18] Εἰς G1519 ἐπίτασιν δὲ G1161 θρησκείας G2356 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἀγνοοῦντας G50 ἡ G3588 τοῦ G3588 τεχνίτου G5079 προετρέψατο G4389 φιλοτιμία· [19] ὁ G3588 μὲν G3303 γὰρ G1063 τάχα G5029 κρατοῦντι G2902 βουλόμενος G1014 ἀρέσαι G700 ἐξεβιάσατο τῇ G3588 τέχνῃ G5078 τὴν G3588 ὁμοιότητα G3665 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 κάλλιον· G2566 [20] τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 πλῆθος G4128 ἐφελκόμενον διὰ G1223 τὸ G3588 εὔχαρι τῆς G3588 ἐργασίας G2039 τὸν G3588 πρὸ G4253 ὀλίγου G3641 τιμηθέντα G5091 ἄνθρωπον G444 νῦν G3568 σέβασμα G4574 ἐλογίσαντο. G3049 [21] Καὶ G2532 τοῦτο G5124 ἐγένετο G1096 τῷ G3588 βίῳ G979 εἰς G1519 ἔνεδρον, G1749 ὅτι G3754 ἢ G2228 συμφορᾷ ἢ G2228 τυραννίδι δουλεύσαντες G1398 ἄνθρωποι G444 τὸ G3588 ἀκοινώνητον ὄνομα G3686 λίθοις G3037 καὶ G2532 ξύλοις G3586 περιέθεσαν. G4060 [22] Εἶτ’ G1534 οὐκ G3756 ἤρκεσεν G714 τὸ G3588 πλανᾶσθαι G4105 περὶ G4012 τὴν G3588 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 γνῶσιν, G1108 ἀλλὰ G235 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 μεγάλῳ G3173 ζῶντες G2198 ἀγνοίας G52 πολέμῳ G4171 τὰ G3588 τοσαῦτα G5118 κακὰ G2556 εἰρήνην G1515 προσαγορεύουσιν. G4316 [23] Ἢ G2228 γὰρ G1063 τεκνοφόνους τελετὰς ἢ G2228 κρύφια μυστήρια G3466 ἢ G2228 ἐμμανεῖς ἐξάλλων θεσμῶν κώμους G2970 ἄγοντες G71 [24] οὔτε G3777 βίους G979 οὔτε G3777 γάμους G1062 καθαροὺς G2513 ἔτι G2089 φυλάσσουσιν, G5442 ἕτερος G2087 δ’ G1161 ἕτερον G2087 ἢ G2228 λοχῶν ἀναιρεῖ G337 ἢ G2228 νοθεύων ὀδυνᾷ. G3600 [25] Πάντα G3956 δ’ G1161 ἐπιμὶξ ἔχει G2192 αἷμα G129 καὶ G2532 φόνος, G5408 κλοπὴ G2829 καὶ G2532 δόλος, G1388 φθορά, G5356 ἀπιστία, G570 τάραχος, G5017 ἐπιορκία, [26] θόρυβος G2351 ἀγαθῶν, G18 χάριτος G5485 ἀμνηστία, ψυχῶν G5590 μιασμός, G3394 γενέσεως G1078 ἐναλλαγή, γάμων G1062 ἀταξία, μοιχεία G3430 καὶ G2532 ἀσέλγεια. G766 [27] Ἡ G3588 γὰρ G1063 τῶν G3588 ἀνωνύμων εἰδώλων G1497 θρησκεία G2356 παντὸς G3956 ἀρχὴ G746 κακοῦ G2556 καὶ G2532 αἰτία G156 καὶ G2532 πέρας G4009 ἐστίν· G2076 [28] ἢ G2228 γὰρ G1063 εὐφραινόμενοι G2165 μεμήνασιν G3105 ἢ G2228 προφητεύουσιν G4395 ψευδῆ G5571 ἢ G2228 ζῶσιν G2198 ἀδίκως G95 ἢ G2228 ἐπιορκοῦσιν G1964 ταχέως· G5030 [29] ἀψύχοις G895 γὰρ G1063 πεποιθότες G3982 εἰδώλοις G1497 κακῶς G2560 ὀμόσαντες G3660 ἀδικηθῆναι G91 οὐ G3756 προσδέχονται. G4327 [30] Ἀμφότερα G297 δὲ G1161 αὐτοὺς G846 μετελεύσεται τὰ G3588 δίκαια, G1342 ὅτι G3754 κακῶς G2560 ἐφρόνησαν G5426 περὶ G4012 θεοῦ G2316 προσέχοντες G4337 εἰδώλοις G1497 καὶ G2532 ἀδίκως G95 ὤμοσαν G3660 ἐν G1722 δόλῳ G1388 καταφρονήσαντες G2706 ὁσιότητος· G3742 [31] οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 ἡ G3588 τῶν G3588 ὀμνυμένων G3660 δύναμις, G1411 ἀλλ’ G235 ἡ G3588 τῶν G3588 ἁμαρτανόντων G264 δίκη G1349 ἐπεξέρχεται ἀεὶ G104 τὴν G3588 τῶν G3588 ἀδίκων G94 παράβασιν. G3847
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