Baruch 6:57 CPDV

⁵⁵  Yet they cannot withstand a king and war. In what way, then, is it to be considered or accepted that they are gods?

⁵⁶  These gods of wood and stone, inlaid with gold and silver, can free themselves neither from thieves nor from robbers; whoever is stronger than they are,

⁵⁷  will take up these things, the gold and the silver, and the garments which cover them, and will get away; neither will they be able to help themselves.

⁵⁸  Therefore, it is better to be a king displaying his power, or a useful vessel in a house, about which he who owns it will boast, or a door in the house, which keeps safe what is inside, than to be these gods of falsehood.

⁵⁹  For the sun, and the moon, and the constellations, though they are brilliant and have been sent forth to be useful, are obedient.