2 And he said, 'Behold, here am I, my son.' And he said, 'What help and profit have we from those idols which thou dost worship, And before which thou dost bow thyself? (JUB) 3 For there is no spirit in them, For they are dumb forms, and a misleading of the heart. Worship them not: (JUB) 4 Worship the God of heaven, Who causes the rain and the dew to descend on the earth And does everything upon the earth, And has created everything by His word, And all life is from before His face. (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 12:2–4
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