Wisdom 14:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 And to promote this observance among those to whom it was strange,
the artisan’s ambition provided a stimulus.
19 For he, perhaps in his determination to please the ruler,
labored over the likeness[a] to the best of his skill;(A)
20 And the masses, drawn by the charm of the workmanship,
soon took as an object of worship the one who shortly before was honored as a human being.(B)
Footnotes
- 14:19 Likeness: he made this more flattering than the reality.
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