Wisdom of Solomon 14:20

And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honored.

And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honoured.

So the multitude, allured by reason of the grace of his handiwork, now consider an object of devotion him that a little before was honored as a man.