LEV767 Do not do as the soothsayers of Ob. “Oboth” burn a certain incense and perform certain acts that make one imagine that one hears a voice emitting from one's armpit, and it seems that the voice answers questions that are posed to it. The Torah forbids to do such acts or consult these “Oboth.” As explained earlier [See [[LEV751]] Leviticus 19:26 superstition CHINUCH 158-9] practices such as these can undermine a person's belief in Hashem and make him forget basic principles of the true faith. One can come to believe that the things that happened to him are all just by chance, and one can profit and be saved from harm by means of these questions and divination. Really, practices of the sort are of no use at all, for everything that happens to us is from the Holy One, according to our deeds. Such is the Jewish way of thinking. It guides us at all times, and all believing Jews think this way. In addition, “Oboth” and “Yidoni” are very reminiscent of idol-worship.