Sirach 43
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| 1 | The pride of the height, the cleare firmament, the beautie of heauen, with his glorious shew; |
| 2 | The Sunne when it appeareth, declaring at his rising, a marueilous instrument, the worke of the most High. |
| 3 | At noone it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heate thereof? |
| 4 | A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the Sunne burneth the mountaines three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending foorth bright beames, it dimmeth the eyes. |
| 5 | Great is the Lord that made it, and at his commandement it runneth hastily. |
| 6 | He made the Moone also to serue in her season, for a declaration of times, and a signe of the world. |
| 7 | From the Moone is the signe of Feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. |
| 8 | The moneth is called after her name, encreasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies aboue, shining in the firmament of heauen, |
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| 9 | The beautie of heauen, the glory of the starres, an ornament giuing light in the highest places of the Lord. |
| 10 | At the commandement of the holy One, they will stand in their order, and neuer faint in their watches. |
| 11 | Looke vpon the rainebow, and praise him that made it, very beautifull it is in the brightnesse thereof. |
| 12 | It compasseth the heauen about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most high haue bended it. |
| 13 | By his commandement hee maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his iudgment. |
| 14 | Through this the treasures are opened, and clouds flie forth as foules. |
| 15 | By his great power hee maketh the cloudes firme, and the hailestones are broken small. |
| 16 | At his sight the mountaines are shaken, and at his will the South wind bloweth. |
| 17 | The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the Northren storme, and the whirlewinde: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling downe thereof, is as the lighting of grashoppers. |
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| 18 | The eye marueileth at the beauty of the whitenesse thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it. |
| 19 | The hoare frost also as salt hee powreth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the toppe of sharpe stakes. |
| 20 | Wheu the colde North-winde bloweth, and the water is congealed into yce, it abideth vpon euery gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a brestplate. |
| 21 | It deuoureth the mountaines, and burneth the wildernesse, and consumeth the grasse as fire. |
| 22 | A present remedy of all is a miste comming speedily: a dew comming after heate, refresheth. |
| 23 | By his counsell he appeaseth the deepe, and planteth Ilands therein. |
| 24 | They that saile on the Sea, tell of the danger thereof, and when wee heare it with our eares, wee marueile thereat. |
| 25 | For therein be strange and wonderous workes, varietie of all kindes of beasts, and whales created. |
| 26 | By him the ende of them hath prosperous successe, and by his word all things consist. |
| 27 | We may speake much, & yet come short: wherefore in summe, he is all. |
| 28 | How shall wee be able to magnifie him? for hee is great aboue all his workes. |
| 29 | The Lord is terrible and very great, and marueilous is his power. |
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| 30 | When you glorifie the Lord exalt him as much as you can: for euen yet wil he farre exceed, and when you exalt him, put foorth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can neuer goe farre enough. |
| 31 | Who hath seene him, that hee might tell vs? and who can magnifie him as he is? |
| 32 | There are yet hid greater things then these be, for wee haue seene but a few of his workes: |
| 33 | For the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly hath hee giuen wisedome. |