Sirach 43:26-30

{43:26} Let those who navigate the sea describe its perils. And when we have heard it with our ears, we will wonder.
{43:27} There are illustrious and wondrous works: the various kinds of wild animals, and all manner of cattle, and the great creatures of the sea.
{43:28} Through him, the end of their journey is confirmed, and by his word, all things fit together.
{43:29} We can say much, and yet still lack for words. But the consummation of our words is this: He is in all things.
{43:30} What would we be able to do to glorify him? For the Almighty himself is above all his own works.

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Sirach 43:21-25

{43:21} He will pour out frost like salt upon the earth. And when it freezes, it will become like the tops of thistles.
{43:22} The cold north wind blows, and the water freezes into crystals; it will rest upon every gathering of water, and it will clothe the water like a breastplate.
{43:23} And it will devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and extinguish the greenery, like a fire.
{43:24} Relief for all is in the hurried arrival of a cloud. And the lowly dew will arrive to meet the heat and overpower it.
{43:25} At his word, the wind grows quiet, and by his thought, he appeases the abyss, for the Lord has planted islands in it.

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