Wisdom 15:5-7

Common English Bible

⁵ The sight of idols, however, creates desire in fools. They begin to long for a dead statue’s lifeless image. ⁶ Those who make them, those who want them, and those who worship them are all lovers of wicked things. They all deserve to have their hopes misdirected in this way.

⁷ The potters take great pains to mold the clay. They make each piece for our use. They make some containers to be used for holy purposes. Others will be used for ordinary purposes. Both pieces are made from the same clay, and both are made in the same way. But the use to which each is put is left up to the judgment of the potter.