oly 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