What gods? You prophets and priests made the gods, that you may prey upon the fears of men.

— Ramses Ii (Yul Brynner)

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6 seconds sound clip from the The Ten Commandments (1956) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:32:54.966 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Send them away.

- The people have been plagued by thirst, they've been plagued by frogs, by lice, by flies, by sickness, by boils. They can endure no more.

- Back to your homes!

- Why do you bring this worker of evil before me?

- The people desert the temples. They turn from the gods.

- What gods? You prophets and priests made the gods, that you may prey upon the fears of men.

- When the Nile ran red, I too was afraid, until word came of a mountain beyond the cataracts which spewed red mud and poisoned the water.

- Was it the staff I gave you that caused all this?

- Was it the wonder of your god that fish should die, and frogs should leave the waters?

- Was it a miracle that flies and lice should bloat upon their carrion, and spread disease in both man and beast?

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