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.