Epistle of Jeremiah 1:57

⁵⁵Whereupon when fire falleth upon the house of gods of wood, or laid over with gold or silver, their priests will flee away, and escape: but they themselves shall be burned asunder like beams.

⁵⁶Moreover they cannot withstand any king or enemies: how can it then be thought or said that they be gods?

— Epistle of Jeremiah 1:57 —

⁵⁸Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong do take, and go away withal: neither are they able to help themselves.

⁵⁹Therefore it is better to be a king that showeth his power, or else a profitable vessel in a house, which the owner shall have use of, than such false gods; or to be a door in a house, to keep such things safe as be therein, than such false gods; or a pillar of wood in a palace, than such false gods.