Sir 43:1 

The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of 

heaven, with his glorious shew; 

Sir 43:2 

The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a 

marvellous instrument, the work of the most High: 

Sir 43:3 

At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the 

burning heat thereof? 

Sir 43:4 

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. 

Sir 43:5 

Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment 

runneth hastily. 

Sir 43:6 

He made the moon also to serve in her season for a 

declaration of times, and a sign of the world. 

Sir 43:7 

From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth 

in her perfection. 

Sir 43:8 

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; 

Sir 43:9 

The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament 

giving light in the highest places of the Lord. 

Sir 43:10 

At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their 

order, and never faint in their watches. 

Sir 43:11 

Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; very 

beautiful it is in the brightness thereof. 

Sir 43:12 

It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and 

the hands of the most High have bended it. 

Sir 43:13 

By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall aplace, and 

sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. 

Sir 43:14 

Through this the treasures are opened: and clouds fly forth 

as fowls. 

Sir 43:15 

By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the 

hailstones are broken small. 

Sir 43:16 

At his sight the mountains are shaken, and at his will the 

south wind bloweth. 

Sir 43:17 

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: 

Sir 43:18 

The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, 

and the heart is astonished at the raining of it. 

Sir 43:19 

The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth, and being 

congealed, it lieth on the top of sharp stakes. 

Sir 43:20 

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. 

Sir 43:21 

It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and 

consumeth the grass as fire. 

Sir 43:22 

A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily, a dew 

coming after heat refresheth. 

Sir 43:23 

By his counsel he appeaseth the deep, and planteth islands 

therein. 

Sir 43:24 

They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and 

when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat. 

Sir 43:25 

For therein be strange and wondrous works, variety of all 

kinds of beasts and whales created. 

Sir 43:26 

By him the end of them hath prosperous success, and by his 

word all things consist. 

Sir 43:27 

We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he 

is all. 

Sir 43:28 

How shall we be able to magnify him? for he is great above 

all his works. 

Sir 43:29 

The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvellous is his 

power. 

Sir 43:30 

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. 

Sir 43:31 

Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify 

him as he is? 

Sir 43:32 

There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have 

seen but a few of his works. 

Sir 43:33 

For the Lord hath made all things; and to the godly hath he 

given wisdom.