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CHAP. XIV.
1 Though men doe not pray to their shippes, 5 Yet are they saued rather by them then by their Idoles. 8 Idoles are accursed, and so are the makers of them. 14 The beginning of Idolatrie, 23 And the effects thereof. 30 God wil punish them that sweare falsely by their Idoles.
1 Againe, one preparing himselfe to saile, and about to passe through the raging waues, calleth vpon a piece of wood more rotten then the vesell that carieth him.1
2 For verely desire of gaine deuised that, and the workeman built it by his skill:2
3 But thy prouidence, O Father, gouerneth it: for thou hast made a way in the Sea, and a safe path in the waues:3
4 Shewing that thou canst saue from all danger: yea though a man went to Sea without arte.
6 For in the old time also when the proud gyants perished, the hope of the world gouerned by thy hand, escaped in a weake vessell, and left to all ages a seed of generation.6
7 For blessed is the wood, whereby righteousnesse commeth.
8 But that which is made with hands, is cursed, aswell it, as hee that made it: he, because he made it, and it, because being corruptible it was called God.8
9 For the vngodly and his vngodlines are both alike hatefull vnto God.9
10 For that which is made, shall bee punished together with him that made it.
11 Therfore euen vpon the idoles of the Gentiles shall there be a visitation: because in the creature of God they are become an abomination and stumbling blocks to the soules of men, and a snare to the feet of the vnwise.11
13 For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for euer.
16 Thus in processe of time an vngodly custome growen strong, was kept as a law, and grauen images were worshipped by the commandements of kings,16
17 Whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt farre off, they tooke the counterfeit of his visage from farre, and made an expresse image of a king whom they honoured, to the end that by this their forwardnes, they might flatter him that was absent, as if he were present.17
19 For he peraduenture willing to please one in authoritie, forced all his skill to make the resemblance of the best fashion.19
21 And this was an occasion to deceiue the world: for men seruing either calamitie or tyrannie, did ascribe vnto stones, and stockes, the incommunicable Name.21
23 For whilest they slew their children in sacrifices, or vsed secret ceremonies, or made reuellings of strange rites23
25 So that there reigned in all men without exception, blood, manslaughter, theft, and dissimulation, corruption, vnfaithfulnesse, tumults, periurie,25
26 Disquieting of good men, forgetfulnesse of good turnes, defiling of soules, changing of kinde, disorder in mariages, adulterie, and shameles vncleannesse.26
27 For the worshipping of idoles not to be named, is the beginning, the cause, and the end of all euill.27
30 Howbeit for both causes shal they be iustly punished: both because they thought not well of God, giuing heed vnto idols, and also vniustly swore in deceit, despising holinesse.30
Wisdom of Solomon Chapter 14 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Or, ship.
2 Or, vessell or ship.
3 Exod. 14. 22.
6 Gen.6.4. and 7.10.
8 Psal.115. 8. baruc.6.3
9 Psal.5.5.
11 Or, to or by. , Ier.10.8. abac.2. 18. , Gre. scandales. , Or, trap.
16 Gre. in time , Or, tyrants
17 Or, in sight
19 Gre. to the better.
21 Of God.
23 Deut. 18.10. ier.7.9. and 19.4.
25 Or, confusedly.
26 Or, seke.
27 Gre. namelesse.
30 Or, deuoted.
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