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Wisdom of Ben Sira 43:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 43:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 At the command of the Holy One they remain in their appointed places,
and they never relax in their vigils.
The Rainbow, Aureole of Glory[a]
11 Look at the rainbow and praise its Maker,
for it glows with a surpassing beauty.
12 It spans the heavens with its glorious ark,
a bow stretched out by the hands of the Most High.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 43:11 The Jews regarded the rainbow as a sign of the covenant that God made with the human race after the great catastrophe of the flood (Gen 9:13).
