Sirach 43:1-2
Revised Standard Version
The Splendor of the Sun
43 The pride of the heavenly heights is the clear firmament,
the appearance of heaven in a spectacle of glory.
2 The sun, when it appears, making proclamation as it goes forth,
is a marvelous instrument, the work of the Most High.
Sirach 43:6-7
Revised Standard Version
The Splendor of the Moon
6 He made the moon also, to serve in its season[a]
to mark the times and to be an everlasting sign.
7 From the moon comes the sign for feast days,
a light that wanes when it has reached the full.
Footnotes
- Sirach 43:6 The Greek text of this line is uncertain
Sirach 43:9-12
Revised Standard Version
The Glory of the Stars and the Rainbow
9 The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven,
a gleaming array in the heights of the Lord.
10 At the command of the Holy One they stand as ordered,
they never relax in their watches.
11 Look upon the rainbow, and praise him who made it,
exceedingly beautiful in its brightness.
12 It encircles the heaven with its glorious arc;
the hands of the Most High have stretched it out.
Sirach 43:27-28
Revised Standard Version
27 Though we speak much we cannot reach the end,
and the sum of our words is: “He is the all.”
28 Where shall we find strength to praise him?
For he is greater than all his works.
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