1. The firmament on high is his beauty; it is the beauty of heaven in a vision of glory.
2. The sun, at its appearance, announces its journey; it is an instrument of wonder, a work of the Most High.
3. At midday, it scorches the earth. And in the presence of its heat, who would be able to endure? It is like the custodian of a furnace in its works of heat.
4. In three ways, the sun acts: scorching the mountains, emitting fiery rays, and shining with its beams that can blind the eyes.
5. Great is the Lord who made it, and at his word, it hurries on its journey.
6. And the moon, in all its phases, serves to mark the seasons and to be a sign of the times.
7. From the moon is the sign of a feast day; it is a light which diminishes at its consummation.