Wisdom 14:19 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ For he, wishing to please the one who hired him, embellished his art, so as to fashion a better likeness.

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Common English Bible

¹⁹ Perhaps out of a desire to please the person in power, the artist makes the most of his artistic skill to fashion an even more beautiful and perfect image.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁹ An artist might want to please some ruler, and so he would use his skill to make the likeness better looking than the actual person.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁹ for he, wishing perhaps to please his ruler, used his art to force the likeness toward a greater beauty.

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