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Great is the Lord who made it;
    at his orders it hurries on its course.

The Splendor of the Moon

It is the moon that marks the changing seasons,[a]
    governing the times, their everlasting sign.
From the moon comes the sign for festal days,
    a light that wanes when it completes its course.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 43:6 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

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