Sirach 43 Clementine Vulgate
Sirach is not in RV1909.
1 [Altitudinis firmamentum pulchritudo ejus est, species cæli in visione gloriæ.
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2 Sol in aspectu annuntians in exitu, vas admirabile, opus Excelsi.
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3 In meridiano exurit terram, et in conspectu ardoris ejus quis poterit sustinere? fornacem custodiens in operibus ardoris:
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4 tripliciter sol exurens montes, radios igneos exsufflans, et refulgens radiis suis obcæcat oculos.
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5 Magnus Dominus qui fecit illum, et in sermonibus ejus festinavit iter.]
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6 [Et luna in omnibus in tempore suo, ostensio temporis, et signum ævi.
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7 A luna signum diei festi: luminare quod minuitur in consummatione.
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8 Mensis secundum nomen ejus est, crescens mirabiliter in consummatione.
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9 Vas castrorum in excelsis, in firmamento cæli resplendens gloriose.
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10 Species cæli gloria stellarum: mundum illuminans in excelsis Dominus.
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11 In verbis Sancti stabunt ad judicium, et non deficient in vigiliis suis.]
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12 [Vide arcum, et benedic eum qui fecit illum: valde speciosus est in splendore suo.
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13 Gyravit cælum in circuitu gloriæ suæ: manus Excelsi aperuerunt illum.
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14 Imperio suo acceleravit nivem, et accelerat coruscationes emittere judicii sui.
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15 Propterea aperti sunt thesauri, et evolaverunt nebulæ sicut aves.
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16 In magnitudine sua posuit nubes, et confracti sunt lapides grandinis.
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17 In conspectu ejus commovebuntur montes, et in voluntate ejus aspirabit notus.
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18 Vox tonitrui ejus verberavit terram, tempestas aquilonis, et congregatio spiritus:
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19 et sicut avis deponens ad sedendum, aspergit nivem, et sicut locusta demergens descensus ejus.
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20 Pulchritudinem candoris ejus admirabitur oculus, et super imbrem ejus expavescet cor.
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21 Gelu sicut salem effundet super terram: et dum gelaverit, fiet tamquam cacumina tribuli.
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22 Frigidus ventus aquilo flavit, et gelavit crystallus ab aqua: super omnem congregationem aquarum requiescet, et sicut lorica induet se aquis:
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23 et devorabit montes, et exuret desertum, et extinguet viride, sicut igne.
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24 Medicina omnium in festinatione nebulæ: et ros obvians ab ardore venienti humilem efficiet eum.
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25 In sermone ejus siluit ventus, et cogitatione sua placavit abyssum: et plantavit in illa Dominus insulas.
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26 Qui navigant mare enarrent pericula ejus, et audientes auribus nostris admirabimur.
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27 Illic præclara opera et mirabilia, varia bestiarum genera, et omnium pecorum, et creatura belluarum.
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28 Propter ipsum confirmatus est itineris finis, et in sermone ejus composita sunt omnia.]
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29 [Multa dicemus, et deficiemus in verbis: consummatio autem sermonum ipse est in omnibus.
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30 Gloriantes ad quid valebimus? ipse enim omnipotens super omnia opera sua.
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31 Terribilis Dominus, et magnus vehementer, et mirabilis potentia ipsius.
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32 Glorificantes Dominum quantumcumque potueritis, supervalebit enim adhuc: et admirabilis magnificentia ejus.
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33 Benedicentes Dominum, exaltate illum quantum potestis: major enim est omni laude.
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34 Exaltantes eum, replemini virtute, ne laboretis, non enim comprehendetis.
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35 Quis videbit eum et enarrabit? et quis magnificabit eum sicut est ab initio?
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36 Multa abscondita sunt majora his: pauca enim vidimus operum ejus.
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37 Omnia autem Dominus fecit, et pie agentibus dedit sapientiam.]
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… powerless to express in words our gratitude for the benefits which we are actually receiving; for He "passes all understanding," and convicts speech of its natural inability even to approach His dignity in the least degree; as it is written in the Book of Wisdom, "Exalt Him as much as you can, for even yet will He far exceed; and …
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