Sirach 50:10-12

Good News Translation

¹⁰ like an olive tree loaded with fruit, like a cypress tree towering into the clouds.

¹¹ When Simon put on his magnificent robe and went up to the holy altar dressed in perfect splendor, he made the Temple courtyard a majestic sight. ¹² When the priests handed him the portions of the sacrifice as he stood beside the altar with his assistants circling him like a wreath, he was like a young cedar of Lebanon surrounded by palm trees.