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The setting sun sets fire to the hilltops,
    like a metal furnace glowing from the heat.[a]
It sends out fiery rays,
    blinding the eyes with its brightness.
The Lord, who made it, is great;
    it speeds on its way at his command.
There is also the moon, marking the passage of time,[b]
    an eternal sign of the changing seasons.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 43:4 Hebrew The setting...heat; Greek A man at a furnace works with scorching heat, but the sun burns the hills three times as much.
  2. Sirach 43:6 Hebrew marking...time; Greek unclear.

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