Thomas Aquinas

He also shows the worthlessness of the works, namely, the idols themselves, for they can neither be moved or stand by themselves: they bear him: you shall see in Babylon gods of gold, and of silver, and of stone, and of wood borne upon shoulders (Bar 6:3); and he shows their uselessness: yea, when they shall cry also unto him, he shall not hear: for life he prays to that which is dead, and for help calls upon that which is unprofitable (Wis 13:18).

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