3
At noon it parches the land, and who can withstand its burning heat?
4
A man tending a furnace works in burning heat, but three times as hot is the sun scorching the mountains; it breathes out fiery vapors, and its bright rays blind the eyes.
5
Great is the Lord who made it; at his orders it hurries on its course.
6
It is the moon that marks the changing seasons, governing the times, their everlasting sign.
7
From the moon comes the sign for festal days, a light that wanes when it completes its course.
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