Wisdom of Ben Sira 43:18-20

New Catholic Bible

¹⁸ The eye is dazzled by the beauty of their whiteness,
    and the mind is entranced with its steady fall.
¹⁹ He scatters frost over the earth like salt,
    and icicles form like pointed thorns.
²⁰ At a blast from the frigid north wind,
    water freezes to ice on the ponds,
settling on every pool of water
    and covering it like a breastplate.