Hebrew · Sifrei Devarim (Hebrew)
מאלהי העמים אשר סביבותיכם הקרובים וגו'. (סנהדרין סא) מהקרובים אתה יודע מה הן [ה]רחוקים.
English · Shraga Silverstein
(Devarim 13:8) "Of the gods of the peoples around you, who are near to you or who are far from you": From what you know of (the inefficacy of the gods of) the near ones, you should know what the far ones are like.