Parallel LJE 1:70

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BrLXX Ὥσοερ γὰρ ἐν σικυηράτῳ προβασκάνιον οὐδὲν φυλάσσον, οὕτως οἱ θεοὶ αὐτῶν εἰσι ξύλινοι καὶ περίχρυσον καὶ περιάργυροι.
(Hōsoer gar en sikuaʸratōi probaskanion ouden fulasson, houtōs hoi theoi autōn eisi xulinoi kai periⱪruson kai periarguroi. )

BrTr For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.

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KJB-1611 For as a scarcrow in a garden of Cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid ouer with siluer and gold.
(For as a scarcrow in a garden of Cucumbers keepeth/keeps nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.)