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A man tending[a] a furnace works in burning heat,
    but three times as hot is the sun scorching the mountains;
it breathes out fiery vapours,
    and its bright rays blind the eyes.
Great is the Lord who made it;
    at his orders it hurries on its course.

The Splendour of the Moon

It is the moon that marks the changing seasons,[b]
    governing the times, their everlasting sign.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 43:4 Other ancient authorities read blowing upon
  2. Sirach 43:6 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

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