Good News Translation
Then people would be so attracted by the work of art, that the one whom they had earlier honored now became the object of their worship.

New Revised Standard Version
and the multitude, attracted by the charm of his work, now regarded as an object of worship the one whom shortly before they had honored as a human being.

Contemporary English Version
Finally, many people started worshiping their earthly rulers as gods.

New American Bible
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the multitude of men, carried away by the beauty of the work, took him now for a god, that little before was but honoured as a man.

And the multitude of men, carried away by the beauty of the work, took him now for a god, that little before was but honoured as a man.

Wisdom 14:18
And to the worshipping of these, the singular diligence also of the artificer helped to set forward the ignorant.

Wisdom 14:19
For he being willing to please him that employed him, laboured with all his art to make the resemblance in the best manner.

Wisdom 14:21
And this was the occasion of deceiving human life: for men serving either their affection, or their kings, gave the incommunicable name to stones and wood.

Wisdom 14:22
And it was not enough for them to err about the knowledge of God, but whereas they lived in a great war of ignorance, they call so many and so great evils peace.