Sirach 43

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¹ Pride of the heights, a clear vault of the sky -- such is the beauty of the heavens, a glorious sight.	¹ The clear vault of the sky shines forth like heaven itself, a vision of glory.
² The sun, as he emerges, proclaims at his rising, 'How wonderful a thing, the work of the Most High!'	² The orb of the sun, resplendent at its rising: what a wonderful work of the Most High!
³ At his zenith, he parches the ground, who can withstand his blaze?	³ At noon it seethes the surface of the earth, and who can bear its fiery heat?
⁴ We have to blow the furnace to produce any heat, the sun burns the mountains three times as much;breathing out blasts of fire, flashing his rays, he dazzles the eyes.	⁴ Like a blazing furnace of solid metal, it sets the mountains aflame with its rays; By its fiery darts the land is consumed; the eyes are dazzled by its light.
⁵ Great is the Lord who created him and whose word speeds him on his course.	⁵ Great indeed is the LORD who made it, at whose orders it urges on its steeds.
⁶ And then the moon, ever punctual to mark the times, an everlasting sign:	⁶ The moon, too, that marks the changing times, governing the seasons, their lasting sign,
⁷ It is the moon that signals the feasts, a luminary that wanes after being ful .	⁷ By which we know the feast days and fixed dates, this light-giver which wanes in its course:
⁸ The month derives its name from hers, she waxes wonderful y in her phases, banner of the hosts onhigh, shining in the vault of heaven.	⁸ As its name says, each month it renews itself; how wondrous in this change!
⁹ The glory of the stars makes the beauty of the sky, a brilliant adornment of the Lord on High.	⁹ The beauty, the glory, of the heavens are the stars that adorn with their sparkling the heights of God,
¹⁰ At the words of the Holy One they stand as he decrees, and never grow slack at their watch.	¹⁰ At whose command they keep their place and never relax in their vigils. A weapon against the flood waters stored on high, lighting up the firmament by its brilliance,
¹¹ See the rainbow and praise its Maker, so superbly beautiful in its splendour.	¹¹ Behold the rainbow! Then bless its Maker, for majestic indeed is its splendor;
¹² Across the sky it forms a glorious arc drawn by the hands of the Most High.	¹² It spans the heavens with its glory, this bow bent by the mighty hand of God.
¹³ By his command he sends the snow, he speeds the lightning by his command.	¹³ His rebuke marks out the path for the lightning, and speeds the arrows of his judgment to their goal.
¹⁴ In the same way, his treasuries open and the clouds fly out like birds.	¹⁴ At it the storehouse is opened, and like vultures the clouds hurry forth.
¹⁵ His great power solidifies the clouds, then pulverises them into hail.	¹⁵ In his majesty he gives the storm its power and breaks off the hailstones.
¹⁶ at the sight of him, the mountains quake. At his wil the south wind blows,or the storm from the northand the whirlwind.	¹⁶ The thunder of his voice makes the earth writhe; before his might the mountains quake.
¹⁷ At the roar of his thunder, the earth writhes in labour,	¹⁷ A word from him drives on the south wind, the angry north wind, the hurricane and the storm.
¹⁸ He sprinkles snow like birds alighting, it comes down like locusts settling. The eye marvels at thebeauty of its whiteness, and the mind is amazed at its falling.	¹⁸ He sprinkles the snow like fluttering birds; it comes to settle like swarms of locusts.
¹⁹ Over the earth, like salt, he also pours hoarfrost, which, when it freezes, bristles like thorns.	¹⁹ Its shining whiteness blinds the eyes, the mind is baffled by its steady fall.
²⁰ The cold wind blows from the north, and ice forms on the water; it forms on every piece of standingwater, covering it like a breastplate.	²⁰ He scatters frost like so much salt; it shines like blossoms on the thornbush.
²¹ The wind swal ows up the mountains and scorches the desert, like a fire it consumes the vegetation.	²¹ Cold northern blasts he sends that turn the ponds to lumps of ice. He freezes over every body of water, and clothes each pool with a coat of mail.
²² But cloud brings swift healing, and dew brings joy after the heat.	²² When the mountain growth is scorched with heat, and the flowering plains as though by flames,
²³ By his own resourcefulness he has tamed the abyss, and planted it with islands.	²³ The dripping clouds restore them all, and the scattered dew enriches the parched land.
²⁴ Those who sail the sea tell of its dangers, their accounts fill our ears with amazement:	²⁴ His is the plan that calms the deep, and plants the islands in the sea.
²⁵ for there too exist strange and wonderful works, animals of every kind and huge sea creatures.	²⁵ Those who go down to the sea tell part of its story, and when we hear them we are thunderstruck;
²⁶ Thanks to God, his messenger reaches port, everything works out according to his word.	²⁶ In it are his creatures, stupendous, amazing, all kinds of life, and the monsters of the deep.
²⁷ We could say much more and stil fal short; to put it concisely, 'He is al .'	²⁷ For him each messenger succeeds, and at his bidding accomplishes his will.
²⁸ Where shall we find sufficient power to glorify him, since he is the Great One, above al his works,	²⁸ More than this we need not add; let the last word be, he is all in all!
²⁹ the awe-inspiring Lord, stupendously great, and wonderful in his power?	²⁹ Let us praise him the more, since we cannot fathom him, for greater is he than all his works;
³⁰ Exalt the Lord in your praises as high as you may -- stil he surpasses you. Exert al your strengthwhen you exalt him, do not grow tired -- you wil never come to the end.	³⁰ Awful indeed is the LORD'S majesty, and wonderful is his power.
³¹ Who has ever seen him to describe him? Who can glorify him as he deserves?	³¹ Lift up your voices to glorify the LORD, though he is still beyond your power to praise;
³² Many mysteries remain even greater than these, for we have seen only a few of his works,	³² Extol him with renewed strength, and weary not, though you cannot reach the end:
³³ the Lord himself having created al things and given wisdom to those who are devout.	³³ For who can see him and describe him? or who can praise him as he is?
	³⁴ Beyond these, many things lie hid; only a few of his works have we seen.
	³⁵ It is the LORD who has made all things, and to those who fear him he gives wisdom.

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