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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 43:1-8 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

1. How beautiful is the bright, clear sky above us!What a glorious sight it is!

2. The sun, when it appears, proclaims as it riseshow marvellous a thing it is, made by the Most High.

3. At noon it dries up the land;no one can stand its blazing heat.

4. The setting sun sets fire to the hilltops,like a metal furnace glowing from the heat.It sends out fiery rays,blinding the eyes with its brightness.

5. The Lord, who made it, is great;it speeds on its way at his command.

6. There is also the moon, marking the passage of time,an eternal sign of the changing seasons.

7. The moon determines the holy days.Its light grows full and then grows dim.

8. The “month” is named after the moon,marvellous to watch as it grows fuller each night,a signal light for the heavenly armies,shining out in the dome of the sky.

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