14 Then the Lord took pity on his people. He didn't destroy them as he had said he would.
15 Moses turned and went down the mountain. He had the two tablets of the covenant in his hands. Words were written on both sides of the tablets, front and back.
16 The tablets were the work of God. The words had been written by God. They had been carved on the tablets.
17 Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting. So he said to Moses, "It sounds like war in the camp."
18 Moses replied, "It's not the sound of winning. It's not the sound of losing. It's the sound of singing that I hear."
19 As Moses approached the camp, he saw the calf. He also saw the people dancing. So he burned with anger. He threw the tablets out of his hands. They broke into pieces at the foot of the mountain.
20 He took the calf the people had made. He burned it in the fire. Then he ground it into powder. He scattered it on the water. And he made the people of Israel drink it.