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The Splendour 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.
The new moon, as its name suggests, renews itself;[b]
    how marvellous it is in this change,
a beacon to the hosts on high,
    shining in the vault of the heavens!

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 43:6 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain
  2. Sirach 43:8 Heb: Gk The month is named after the moon

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