d, and declare the
things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.
Sir 42:16
The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, and the
work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord.
Sir 42:17
The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all
his marvellous works, which the Almighty Lord firmly settled,
that whatsoever is might be established for his glory.
Sir 42:18
He seeketh out the deep, and the heart, and considereth their
crafty devices: for the Lord knoweth all that may be known, and
he beholdeth the signs of the world.
Sir 42:19
He declareth the things that are past, and for to come, and
revealeth the steps of hidden things.
Sir 42:20
No thought escapeth him, neither any word is hidden from him.
Sir 42:21
He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom, and he
is from everlasting to everlasting: unto him may nothing be
added, neither can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any
counsellor.
Sir 42:22
Oh how desirable are all his works! and that a man may see
even to a spark.
Sir 42:23
All these things live and remain for ever for all uses, and
they are all obedient.
Sir 42:24
All things are double one against another: and he hath made
nothing imperfect.
Sir 42:25
One thing establisheth the good or another: and who shall be
filled with beholding his glory?
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 H
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