BenSira:43

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* The pride of the height , the clear firmament , the beauty of heaven , with his glorious shew ; * The sun when it appeareth , declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument , the work of the most High : * At noon it parcheth the country , and who can abide the burning heat thereof ? * A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat , but the sun burneth the mountains three times more ; breathing out fiery vapours , and sending forth bright beams , it dimmeth the eyes . * Great is the Lord that made it ; and at his commandment runneth hastily . * He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times , and a sign of the world . * From the moon is the sign of feasts , a light that decreaseth in her perfection . * The month is called after her name , increasing wonderfully in her changing , being an instrument of the armies above , shining in the firmament of heaven ; * The beauty of heaven , the glory of the stars , an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord . * At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order , and never faint in their watches . * Look upon the rainbow , and praise him that made it ; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof . * It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle , and the hands of the most High have bended it . * By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall aplace , and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment . * Through this the treasures are opened : and clouds fly forth as fowls . * By his great power he maketh the clouds firm , and the hailstones are broken small . * At his sight the mountains are shaken , and at his will the south wind bloweth . * The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble : so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind : as birds flying he scattereth the snow , and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers : * The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof , and the heart is astonished at the raining of it . * The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth , and being congealed , it lieth on the top of sharp stakes . * When the cold north wind bloweth , and the water is congealed into ice , it abideth upon every gathering together of water , and clotheth the water as with a breastplate . * It devoureth the mountains , and burneth the wilderness , and consumeth the grass as fire . * A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily , a dew coming after heat refresheth . * By his counsel he appeaseth the deep , and planteth islands therein . * They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof ; and when we hear it with our ears , we marvel thereat . * For therein be strange and wondrous works , variety of all kinds of beasts and whales created . * By him the end of them hath prosperous success , and by his word all things consist . * We may speak much , and yet come short : wherefore in sum , he is all . * How shall we be able to magnify him ? for he is great above all his works . * The Lord is terrible and very great , and marvellous is his power . * When ye glorify the Lord , exalt him as much as ye can ; for even yet will he far exceed : and when ye exalt him , put forth all your strength , and be not weary ; for ye can never go far enough . * Who hath seen him , that he might tell us ? and who can magnify him as he is ? * There are yet hid greater things than these be , for we have seen but a few of his works . * For the Lord hath made all things ; and to the godly hath he given wisdom .

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