²⁰ A person too poor to present such an offering
    selects wood^(A) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
    to set up an idol^(B) that will not topple.^(C)

¹⁴ He cut down cedars,
    or perhaps took a cypress or oak.
He let it grow among the trees of the forest,
    or planted a pine,^(A) and the rain made it grow.

¹⁷ From the rest he makes a god, his idol;
    he bows down to it and worships.^(A)
He prays^(B) to it and says,
    “Save^(C) me! You are my god!”