Chapter 43

¹ The pride of the height, the clear firmament,

Sir 43:1

² The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising

Sir 43:2

³ At noon it parcheth the country,

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⁴ A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat,

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⁵ Great is the Lord that made it;

Sir 43:5

⁶ He made the moon also to serve in her season

Sir 43:6

⁷ From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.

Sir 43:7

⁸ The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing,

Sir 43:8

⁹ The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars,

Sir 43:9

¹⁰ At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order,

Sir 43:10

¹¹ Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it;

Sir 43:11

¹² It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle,

Sir 43:12

¹³ By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace,

Sir 43:13

¹⁴ Through this the treasures are opened:

Sir 43:14

¹⁵ By his great power he maketh the clouds firm,

Sir 43:15

¹⁶ At his sight the mountains are shaken,

Sir 43:16

¹⁷ The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble:

Sir 43:17

¹⁸ The eye marveleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof,

Sir 43:18

¹⁹ The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth,

Sir 43:19

²⁰ When the cold north wind bloweth,

Sir 43:20

²¹ It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness,

Sir 43:21

²² A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily:

Sir 43:22

²³ By his counsel he appeaseth the deep,

Sir 43:23

²⁴ They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof;

Sir 43:24

²⁵ For therein be strange and wondrous works,

Sir 43:25

²⁶ By him the end of them hath prosperous success,

Sir 43:26

²⁷ We may speak much, and yet come short;

Sir 43:27

²⁸ How shall we be able to magnify him?

Sir 43:28

²⁹ The Lord is terrible and very great,

Sir 43:29

³⁰ When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can;

Sir 43:30

³¹ Who hath seen him, that he might tell us?

Sir 43:31

³² There are yet hidden greater things than these be,

Sir 43:32

³³ For the Lord hath made all things;

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