So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith - One workman encourages the other to be quick in finishing the idol, so as to avert the impending danger.
Fastened it with nails - to keep it steady in its place. Wis 11:1-26 ; Wis 12:1-27 ; Wis 13:1-19 , give a similar picture of the folly of idolatry.