3. At noon he burneth the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat:
4. The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes.
5. Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course.
6. And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world.
7. From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
8. The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection
9. Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the Armament of heaven.
10. The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high.
11. By the words of the holy one they shall stand in judgment, and shall never fail in their watches.
12. Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness.
13. It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it.
14. By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
15. Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds.
16. By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken.
17. At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow.
18. The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so doth the northern storm, and the whirlwind: